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PREFACE 



IN the preijaration of this volume a vast amount of labor has been expended 
covering" a period of eight months. While the task has been one to 
which those entrusted with its care have cheerfully set themselves, only the 
ones actively engaged in the compilation can fittingly estimate and ade- 
quately appreciate the exacting character of the work. For the painstaking 
and conscientious endeavors manifested during the period the book was being 
builded, Mr. Guy P. Miller, Mr. Thomas B. LasharandMr. Wallace A. Smith, 
the committee selected by the President of the Board of Trade to prepare this 
publication, deserve special commendation. These gentlemen from the outset 
have not hesitated to subject themselves to many personal inconveniences that 
the task they had undertaken might be brought to a successful end. 

With the exception of half a dozen, all of the photographs reproduced in 
this work were taken specially for and under the direction of the Board of Trade. 



The Bridgeport Board of Trade 




PRIDE. 




IHE remarkable development of the spirit of Local Pride under the 
guidance of the Bridgeport Board of Trade has been a source of 
gratification to all who have a heart for the material well being of 
the city. Sentiment aside — reckoned simply as a commercial 
asset — this undoubted rejuvenation of the public conscience has 
done and is accomplishing more for the future of Bridgeport than can be com- 
puted in dollars and cents. 

This quickening of the city's industrial pulse is not the outcome of any 
spasmodic movement designed to give force to a temporary assault upon public 
indifference. On the contrary, it is the natural sequence of a well conceived and 
carefully developed public sentiment, the success of which is in no small measure 
due to the application, industry and intelligence of the forces which have made 
the Bridgeport Board of Trade a powerful factor in the particular province to 
which its duties are confmed. To tell what the Bridgeport Board of Trade has 
accomplished for Bridgeport would be to review the city's industrial development 
during the past quarter of a century, unparalled as it is by any city of its size in 
the Union. 

In 1875 the Bridgeport Board of Trade was organized. During the thirty 
years of its life it has laboretl witli untiring energ}* that Bridgeport might 
achieve an eminence as a city of manufactories second to none in America. Its 
councils have reflected the wisdom of Bridgeport's most progressive citizens. A 
great measure of the commercial success which Bridgeport has attained is 
unquestionablv tlue to the sj)lendi(l work of its Board of Trade. On the 



principle that two heads are better than one, Bridgeport has been enabled, 
through a concentration of the brains and energy of its pubUc spirited citizens, 
to evolve a composite whole, unique of its kind, as a factor in developing 
the commercial and industrial resources of the city. 

To narrate the most important public achievements of the Bridgeport 
Board of Trade would require more space than the limitations of this compi- 
lation will permit. The first of the great industries of Bridgeport whose coming 
here is directly traceable to the efforts of the Board of Trade is the Warner 
Brothers Corset Co. Two years after the incorporation of tlie Board of 
Trade the plant of this concern was in full operation here. At that time Dr. 
I. De Ver Warner, its head, said that his firm spent more than a month 
looking for a new location when they res(Uved to leave their former home m 
central New York. They were prejudiced against Bridgeport at first but through 
the able ministrations of the Board of Trade were induced to settle here. What 
seemed like draw-backs at the outset soon proved to be unrivalled advantages. 
Dr. Warner's own statement is that Bridgeport is not only the best location for 
manufacturing interests in America, but is also the finest place of residence, be- 
ing healthy and desirable in every sense. He found that in Bridgeport oper- 
atives did more work for the same wages than in any place he had known. 
His prediction at that time that Bridgeport would have 100,000 inhabitants 
within twenty-five years is practically verified. 

It is not the purpose of this work to eulogize the dead or to glorify the liv- 
ing. While the task would be indeed a pleasant one, space restrictions compel 
us to forego the credit due those early pioneers in the w(M-k of the Bridgeport 
Board of Trade, whose unselfish labors in behalf of their city have been crowned 
with such deserved success ; but we feel that we should at least mention in this 
connection the names of the incorporators of the Board of Trade, many of whom 
have lived to see the grand results which thirty years ago appeared to be beyond 
the expectations of the most optimistic among them. The incorporators of the 
Bridgeport Board of Trade were Nathaniel Wheeler, David M. Read, Jarratt 
Morford, George Mallory, George W. Bacon, Robert T. Clarke, Morris \V. Sey- 
mour, William H. Noble, T. R. Cruttenden, Nathan Buckingham, Frederick 
Hurd, David W. Sherwood, Edmund V. Hawes, James Staples, Blaise Soule, 
Charles B. Hotchkiss, Rowland B. Lacey, Zalinon Goodsell, William H. 
Stevenson, Thomas L. Watson, Morris B. Beardsley and William H. Adams. 

It was the Board of Trade that in 1892 organized and successfully directed 
the famous Columbian celebration in Bridgeport in honor of the 400th anniver- 
sary of the discovery of America. It was the Board of Trade that threw its 
life into the movement and collected from the citizens of Bridgeport the largest 
subscription of all the cities in the State of Connecticut for the state building at 
the Chicago Exposition. 

It was the Board of Trade that obtained from the legislature of Connecticut 
and from the Congress of the United States, permission to take a special census 
of the city in June, 1903, the result of which was to elevate the Bridgeport post 
office to the first class rank, thereby not only securing for tlie faithful postal 




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employees increased salaries but gaining for the city such additional postal 
facilities as its increased population warranted. 

It was the Board of Trade that secured for the City of Bridgeport the honor 
of a visit from the Honorary Board of Filipino Commissioners, a distinction 
conferred on only two other New England cities, Boston and Fall River. 

Each year at its annual banquet, an event to which the city looks forward 
with rare pleasure, some of the foremost men in the country are heard. 

It was the Board of Trade that secured the passage by the Connecticut 
legislature of the pure food bill, legislation similar to which has since been 
enacted in many other states. 

It is through the Board of Trade that the Congressional Committee on 
Rivers and Harbors has visited this city biennially for many years in behalf of 
improved harbor facilities. Time and again representative citizens have been 
sent to Washington by the Board of Trade to appear before Congressional Com- 
mittees in the interest of Bridgeport and her manufacturing industries. 

It was due almost entirely to the efforts of a former president of the Board 
of Trade, the late Captain John McXeil, for many years harbor master, that the 
Bridgeport harbor project was placed under a continuous appropriation contract, 
ensuring a specific amount each year until the development of our harbors shall 
have been completed. 

It is due to the efforts of a committee appointed by the Board of Trade that 
a suitable memorial, to cost about $10,000, is to be erected to the memory 
of the late James W. Beardsley, through whose munificence the city received the 
beautiful park bearing his name. About one-third of the funds required are now 
in hand and it is expected that the work will be completed within a year and a 
half. 

Another important achievement of the Board of Trade is the concession it 
recently obtained from the N. Y., N. H. &. H. R. R. Co. When the plans for the 
new railroad station were prepared they made no provision for the protection 
of passengers taking east bound trains except in the waiting room on the west 
side of the tracks. Through the energies of a special committee appointed by 
the Board of Trade, the railroad company consented to a modification of its 
original plans which provides a comfortable waiting room 100 feet long, and 
the enclosing of 300 feet of the platform on the east side of the station. It is 
but fair to say in this connection that the officials of the N. Y., N. H. 
& H. R. R. Co. treated the committee with consideration and manifested a 
commendable disposition in the matter of making the highly desirable changes 
suggested. 

Want of space precludes reference to many other substantial public benefits 
secured through the instrumentality of the Board of Trade. It is sufficient to 
say that the spirit of Local Pride will continue with increasing vigor to labor 
unselfishly for the w^elfare of a Greater Bridgeport, the dawn of wdiich is un- 
erringly indicated in the growing prosperity of the vast and varied industries 
which have made Bridgeport, Conn., one of the most higlily diversified manu- 
facturing centers in the United States. 




I- RANK T. STAPLI'S 
TRICASCKI-K HKlUr.lCl'OK r lUVVRU OI' TKAnH 




WALLACE A. SMITH 
SECRETARY BRIDGEPORT BOARD OF TRADE 



MEMBERS 



OF THE 



BOARD OF TRADE, 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 



TRKASTTRKR, FKANK T. STAPLTT.H. 
SKCKKTAKV, WALI.ACK A. SMITH. 



^Sec.^at'id tVcIs. Bridgeport Malleable Iron Co. 

Ashmun, B. I. 

Sec. Connecticut Tot/i Co. 

Armstrong, Charles H. 

Sec. Armstrong Mfg. Co. 

Abercrombie, F. J. 
Sign Painter. 

Armstrong, John . 

Vice-Pres. Bias Xarrow Fabric Co. 

Anderson, Percv P. 

Real Estaie and Insurance. 

Bi.shop, Henry A. 
Capitalist. 

Burritt, A. W. 

Fres. A. \V. Burritt Co. 

Birdseve, I. W. 

Bird'seye & Soniers. 

Buckingham, C. B. 

Pres. X. Buckingham & Co. 

Beardsley, Morris B. 

Attorney at Law. 

Burr, E. 

Burr & Knapp 

Baldwin, S. W. 

Pres. Conn. Xational Bank. 

Bushnell, George F. 

Real Estate ana Investments. 

Beers, A. B. 

Attorney at Law. 

Barri, J. A. 

Coal. 

Burnham, E. G. 

Pres. Eaton, Cole & Burnham Co. 

Boudren, Thomas 
Supt. White Mfg. Co. 

Benham, F. N. 

Cashier Bridgeport National Bank. 

Bullard, W. S. 

Rooting. 
Batcheller, W. H. 

Mgr. George C. Batcheller & Co. 



Bullard, A. H. 

Sec. Buhard Machine Tool Co. 

Burnham, W. E. 

Vice-Pres. Eaton, Cole & Burnham Co. 

Biltz, C. M. 
Market. 

Bell, F. D. 

Manager, Meigs & Co. 

Betts, George E. 

Manager Telephone E.\change. 

Brvan, G. S. 

'Treas. Bridgeport Chain Co. 

Bishop, Sydney 

Pres. Automatic Machine Co. 

Bishop, N. W. 
Capitalist. 

Brothwell, O. H. 

Cashier First National Bank. 

Bevans, W. H. 

American & British Mfg. Co. 

Buell, Wallace 
Engineer. 

Burns, S. A. 

Pres. Burns, Silver tV Co. 

Bradlev, A. C. 

Pres. The G. Drouve Co. 

Brandegee, W. S. 
Automobiles. 

Babcock, George H. 
Clothier. 

Benedict, W. H. 

Pres. Gates Carriage Co. 

Brvant, Waldo C. 

"I'reas. Bryant Electric Co. 

Bruff, Austin J . 

Cnion Metallic Cartridge Co. 

Bristol, Lou P. 

X. Y.. X. H. & H. R R 

Brewer, Arthur 

Bridgeport Brass Co. 

Ballard, Frank E. 
Druggist. 



Baillie, W. E. 

Treas. Compressed Paper Box Co. 

Bjorkland, Charles A. 
Contractor and Builder. 

Clark, Harry A. 

Union Metallic Cartridge Co. 

Coe, C. P. 

Pres. Coe & White Co. 

Chittenden, E. D. 

Pres. National Fertilizer Co. 
Cornwall, J. B. 

Treas. Cornwall & Patterson Mfg. Co. 

Catlin, L. S. 

Treas. Mech. & Farmers Savings Bank. 
Comstock, George 

David Trubee & Co. 
Choate, Charles N. 

Treas. Bridgeport Deox. Br(mze and Metal Co. 
Cra\\-ford, George E. 

Prop. Crawford Steam Laundry. 

Canfield, C. S. 

Attorney at Law. 

Cooper, A. M. 

Vice-Pres. Rowland Dry Goods Co. 
Chapin, Murray H. 

Mgr. Union Typewriter Co., Ribbon Dept. 
Crossley, J. H. 

Real Estiite and Insurance. 
Curtis, R. P. 

Pres. The Curtis & Curtis Co. 
Curtis, L. B. 

Treas. The Curtis & Curtis Co. 
Clark, George B. 

George B. Clark & Co. 
Cole, C. M. 

Mgr. Cole's Electric Express Co. 
Caldwell, A. J. 

Eaton, Cole & Burnham Co. 

Cottrell, John W. 

Pres. The R. E. Parsons Co. 
Cash, W. S. 

Treas. The Park City Lumber Co. 

DeForest, R. E. 
Attorney at Law. 

Dillon, E. H. 

E. H. Dillon & Co. 

Downer, M. M. 

Pres. Downer, Hawes & Co. 

Davis, Jr., S. T. 

Pres. Locomobile Co. of America. 

DeLoss, H. H. 

Handy & Harman. 

Darbee, William 

Gen. Supt. Conn. Railway & Lighting Co. 

Dunn, James 

Warner Bros. Co. 

Davis, Charles D. 

Pres. Davis & Hawley Co. 

Devitt, James P. 

Real Estate and Insurance. 

Drouvt^, G. 

Treas. The G. Drouve Co. 

English, James 

Pres. United Illuminating Co. 

Enos, Fred 

Union Business College. 



Edwards, George C. 

Vice-Pres. International Silver Co. 
Eames, George M. 

Supt. Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co. 

Ford, M. H. 
Contractor. 

Fairchild, A. B. 

Treas. Fairchild & Shelton Co. 
French, H. E. 

Sec. Acme Shear Co. 

Fairchild, G. W. 

Jeweler. 

Foster, M. P. 

Treas. Marigold-Foster Printing Co. 
Frisbie, Joseph P. 

Mgr. Frisbie Pie Co. 

Farist, J. Windsor 
Supt. Farist Steel Co. 

Goodsell, Zalmon 
Insurance. 

Greenman, H. F. 

Supt. Warner Brothers Co. 

Godfrey, Dr. C. C. 

Physician. 

Graves, Dr. F. C. 
Physician. 

Grippin, W. A. 

Pres. Bridgeport ;\Ialleable Iron Co. 
Griffith, W. H. 

Cashier T. L. Watson & Co. 

Gould, L. K. 

Attorney at Law. 

Gould, R. H. 

Attorney at Law. 

Gulick, Charles L. 

Mgr. American & British Mfg. Co. 
Godfrey, E. A. 

Treas. Blue Ribbon Horse & Carriage Co. 

Griesinger, Alfred 

Insurance and Real Estate. 

Gaynor, John F. 

Gaynor & Mitchell Mfg. Co. 

Goodridge, G. W. 

Supt. Bryant Electric Co. 

Rowland, J. G. 

Pres. Howland Dry Goods Co. 

Howes, W. T. 

Wheeler & Howes 

Hotchkiss, E. S. 
Manufacturer. 

Heft, N. H. 
Capitalist. 

Hollister, D. F. 
Attorney- at Law. 

Hamilton, John 
Manufacture: . 

Holzer, P. L. 

James Staples & Co., Bankers. 
Hoyt, Charles D. 

Mgr. Hutchmson, Pierce* Co. 

Hawley, S. E. 

County Sheriff. 

Hill, George E. 

Attorney at Law. 
Hawley, Alexander 

Treas. Bridgeport Savings Bank. 
Huber, Jacob 

Merchant. 



Hawley, C. W. 
Merchant. 

Hansen, F. C. 

Merchant. 

Hobbs, A. J. .^ ^, 

Mgr. Union Metallic Cartridge Co. 

Hough, Charles E. 

Cashier City National Hank. 

Halsey, R. B. 
Manufacturer. 

Hawley, Henry T. 

George R. Osborn Co. 
Hamilton, William C. 
Druggist. 

Hardv, George F. 

Vice-Pres. Amer. Corundum Co. 

Hugo, Theodore R. 

Mgr. Grant Mfg. & Machine Co. 

Hubbell, Harvey 
Manufacturer. 

Hoyt, N. H. ^,^ ,, 

Sec. Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co. 

Hau-lev, William C 

Tresis. Davis cS: Hawley Co. 

Hurley, J. A. 

Pres. Hurwood Mfg. Co. 

Hathewav, William E. 
Treas. Hatheway Mf>f. Co. 

Hurlburt, W. S. 
Builder. 

Hawley, F. B. 

Treas. Spring Perch Co. 

Havens, E. H. 

Hunter & Havens. 

Hamilton, G. C. 
Druggist. 

Hartigan, Joseph D. 
Druggist. 

Hubbell, C. G. 

Pres. Hubbell & Wade Co. 

Irving, George 

Sec. Sewing Machine Cabinet Co. 

Ives, Harrv C. 

Treas. Ives Mfg. Corporation. 

Judson, Stiles 

Attorney at Law. 

Jackson, H. H. 

Stationer. 

Jones, W. W. 

Supt. Bridgeport Hospital. 

Knapp, H. M. 
Burr & Knapp. 

Kutscher, L. , Sr. 
Retired. 

Kingsburv, F. J., Jr. 

Pres. Bridgeport Brass Co. 

Kane, Patrick 

Attorney at Law. 

Kiefer, L. C. 

Treas. C. W. Hall Carriage Co. 

Knowles, Edwin B. 

Commercial Traveler. 
Kloefkorn, Clemens 

Treas. Challenge Cutlery Corporation. 

Kut.scher, Louis, Jr. 
Hartmann Brewing Co. 

Kinslev, Frank 

Mgr. Kinsley Mfg. Co. 



Knapp, H. H. 

Attorney at Law. 

Kelly, Joseph 
Painter. 

Kingston, George 

Treas. Cartwright Shoe Co. 

Lalley, F. E. 

Merchant. 

Lieberum, William 
Undertaker. 

Laughlin, Homer, Jr. 

Pres. Perfect Sliding Door Co. 

Lj'on, B. C. 

American Corundum Co. 

Lewis, R. E. 

Supt. Bradstreet Co. 

Lashar, T. B. 

International Silver Co. 

Lyon, Louis H. 
Insurance. 

Loewith, Sigmund 

Hartmann Brewing Co. 

Lineburgh, William G. 
Insurance. 

Leverty, John A. 
Druggist. 

Leverty, James P. 
Druggist. 

Leeds, Edward F. 

Pres. Leeds Marine Equipment Co. 

Leach, William H. Jr. 

Union Metallic Cartridge Co. 

Lattin, W. H., Jr. 
Contractor. 

Macdonald, T. H. 

Mgr. American Graphophone Co. 

McElrov, J. H. 

Treas. McElroy Bros. Co. 

Mills, L. H. 
Plumber. 

Marigold. W. H. 

Postmaster. 

Mollan. W. K. 
Merchant. 

Miller, Frank 

Merchant and Manufacturer. 

McNamara, T. J. 

Mgr. The Hammond Co. 

Mills, W. S. 

.Manufacturer. 

McElrov, John 

Pres. McElroy Bros. Co. 

Mar.sh, E. W. 

Treas. Peoples Savings Bank. 

McNeil, A. 

Wholesale Coal. 

Morgan, D. X. 
Retired. 

Mar.shall, Wilson 
Capitalist. 

Morris, M. E. 

Retired. 

Marsh, A. M. 

Attorney at Law. 
Merwin, Orange 

Pres. Bridgeport Land & Title Co. 

Marsh. F. W. 

Pres. Bridgeport Trust Co. 



Miller, Guy P. 

Asst. Sec. Bridgeport Brass Co. 

Marsh, Daniel E. 

Wheeler cV Wilson Jlfg. Co. 

Miller, Harry D. 

Sec. George C. Hatcheller & Co. 

McKenzie, R. J. 

Bridgeport Public Market. 

Miller, C. D. S. 

V'ice-Pres. Aaier. Tube tt Stamping Co. 

Middlebrook, A. J. 

Asst. Treas. American Tube it Stamping Co. 

McDaniel, F. S. 

Mgr. Locke S:eel Belt Co. 

Moore, A. B. 

Eaton, Cole & Burnham Co. 

Meloy, A. S. 
Architect. 

Macfarlane, W. A. 

Bridgeport Crucible Co. 

Macfarlane, W. T. 

Treas. Bridgeport Crucible Co. 
Morris, L. S. 

Mgr. Beech Creek Coal and Coke Co. 
Mahoney, William B. 

Pres. Jackson Stone Co. 

Moss, Isaac 

Moss & Krieger. 

Neuberger, Louis 

Treas. Connecticut Web Co. 

Naramore, F. J. 

Collector of Customs. 

Nobbs, E. P. 

Judge of Probate. 

Northrop, J. W. 
Architect. 

Neithercut, R. I. 

Bridgeport Brass Co. 

Nutt, H. W. 

Sec. American Tube & Stamping Co. 
Norton, W. L. 

Supt. Conn. Clasp Co. 
Nilson, A. H. 

Pres. A. H. Nilson ilachine Co. 

Nuttall, John 

Vice-Pres. Bridgeport Motor Co. 

Nickerson, L. B. 

Agent, N. V., X. H. cV H. R. R. 

Nichols, Charles A. 

Union Metallic Cartridge Co. 

O.-^horne, vS. C. 

Merchant. 

Orcutt, Jerome 

Supt. Union Metallic Cartridge Co. 

Porter, Dr. G. L. 

Physician. 

Paige, Allan W. 
Attorney at Law. 

Pierce, Jr., B. D. 

Pres. B. D. Pierce, Jr. Co. 

Plumb, W. S. 

Treas. City Savings Bank. 

Prindle, I. B. 

Cashier Pequonnock National Bank. 

Primrose, William E. 

Supt. Challenge Cutlery Corporation. 



Perkins, H. T. 

Treas. American Lacquer Co. 
Perkins, Charles E. 

Pres. American Lacquer Co. 

Patterson, S. H. 

Sec. Bridgeport Patent Leather Mfg. Co. 
Peck, E. W. 

Sec. A. W. Burritt Co. 

Peck, George H. 
Peck & Lines. 

Peck, Arthur T. 

Treas. U. C. & E. M. Peck Co. 

Read, D. F. 

Pres. D. M. Read Co. 

Read, C. B. 

Treas. U. M. Read Co. 

Rennell, Frank W. 

Capitalist. 

Reid, Irby W. 

American (iraphophone Co. 

Riker, A. L. 

Vice-Pres. Locomobile Co. of America. 

Read, F. W. 

Treas. Read Carpet ("o. 

Roy, James 

Mgr. Smith, Murray c*i: Co. 

Rowell, W. G. 

Treas. W. (i. Rowell Co. 

Roberts, George W. 

Treas. Bridgeport (ias Light Co. 

Rylands, H. C. 

Union Metallic Cartridge Co. 

Richardson, W. M. 

Bridgeport Water Heater Co. 

Setzer, Henry 
Retired. 

Somers, George E. 

Vice-Pres. Bridgeport Brass Co. 

Scofield, H. G. 

Surveyor. 

Silliman, L. B. 
Merchant. 

Smith, Dr. J. D. S. 
Physician. 

Smith, Wallace A. 

Deputy Collector of Customs. 

Smith, Charles A. 

Mgr. Bridgeport Paper Box Co. 

Smith, R. B. 

Merchant. 

Sterling, Edward 

Pres. Spring Perch Co. 

Seymour, Morris W. 

Attorney at Law. 

Stapleton, Walter 

Merchant. 

Stoddard, Goodwin 
Attorney at Law. 

Seeley, William E. 

Pres. First National Bank. 

Slos.son, Frank S. 

Mgr. R. tJ. Dun & Co. 

Sprott, J. R. 

Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co. 

Stead, C. Fred 

Treas. Salts Textile Mfg. Co. 



Sanford, C. G. 

Glover Sanford it Sons. 

Seeley, C. Barnum 
Capitalist. 

Smith, F. \V. 

Pres. Smith & Kj^^e Mfg- Co. 

Staples, F. T. 

James Staples & Co., Baiiker.s. 

Sterling-, George C. 

M>;r. Aetna Life Insurance Co. 

Smith, R. Irwin 

Hullard Machine Tool Co. 

Smith, E. H. H. 

E. H. H. Smith Silver Co. 

Smith, R. H. 

Supt. Conn. Railway & Lighting Co. 

Schulte, John A. 
Manufacturer. 

Swan, Samuel 
Investments. 

Schwerdtle, L. F. 

Prop. Schwerdtle Stamp Co. 

Sexton, James J. 

Monuments. 

Smith, Edward C. 

Prop. Smith's Theatre. 

Stanley, J. C. 

Katon, Cole & Burnham Co. 

Sanford, D. C. 

Pres. David C. Sanford Co. 

Sullivan. W. H. 

Secy. Belknap Mfg. Co. 

Senior, S. P. 

Supt. Bridsreport Hydraulic Co. 

Seeley, R. C. 

Fiist National Bank 
Spencer, William Boyd 

Pres. Klastic Fabric Co. 

Siemon, Carl F. 

Pres. Siemon Hard Rubber Corporation. 

Schwing, John 

Pres. JoFm Schwing Co'-poration. 

South worth, George E. 
Engraver. 

Terrv, \V. M. 

\V. M. Terry & Co. 

Taylor, Thomas P. 

Manufacturer. 

Towner, Charles F. 

Treas. D. B. Crockett Co. 

Taylor, John 

Bryant Electric Co. 

Valentine, George A. 
Treas. Weld Mfg. Co. 

Vincent, S. E. 

Coal. 

Winton, George E. 

Retired. 

Wooster, A. M. 
Patent Attorney. 

Wheeler, W. B. 
Capitalist. 



Wheeler, A. C. 

Treas. Fairfield Rubber Co. 

Warner, De Ver H. 

Sec. and Treas. Warner Bros. Co. 

Wheeler, John M. 
Wheeler & Howes. 

Wooster, J. vS. 
Merchant. 

Wheeler, George W. 
Judge, Superior Court. 

Warren, Edmund 
Silver Plater. 

Wilson. Dr. F. M. 
Physician. 

Wilson, Frank M. 
Merchant. 

Wheeler, S. H. 

Pres. Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co. 

Wilson, J E. 

Automatic Machine Co. 

Wat.son, T. L. 

T. L. Watson & Co. 

Warren, T. B. 
Retired. 

Windsor, George 

Treas. Farist Steel Co. 

Wilmot, F. A. 

Pres. American Tube & Stamping^ Co. 

Wells, A. S. 
Retired. 

Warner, I. DeVer 

Pres. Warner Bros. Co. 

Whiting, R. T. 
Merchant. 

Webster, W. R.. Jr. 

Supt. Bridgeport Brass Co. 

Wallace, C. D. 

M^r. Union Typewriter Co. 

Wales, T. F. 

Commercial Traveler. 

Warnes, Dr. E. S. 
Dentist. 

Wheeler. Dwight C. 
Acme Slicar Co. 

Wheeler, Dwight 

Pres. Acme Shear Cf>. 

Wihnot, W. S. 

Sec. Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. 

Wheeler, Frank A. 
Wheeler & Co. 

Wolfe, C. H. 
Real Estate. 

Wren. P. W. 

Pres. Board of Education. 

Walker, Harry W. 

Treas. Xaugatuck Valley Ice Co. 

Whitnev, F. A. 

Mgr. 'Boody, McLellan & Co. 

Wilson, J. A. 

Pres. Housatonic Rubber Works. 

Young, E. S. 
Restaurant. 





PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE BRIDGEPORT BOARD OF TRADE 




BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 



INTRODUCTION 

^^^^RIDGEPORT, Conn., is a city unitjue in the variety and ramifica- 
^ T>v ^ tions of its manufacturing industries among all others in the Union. 
^ I 1 ^ '^'*^ ^^1^ ^'i^ story of Bridgeport from its humble origin antedating the 



^k "^^^ ^ War of the Revolution down to the present day is not the jnirpose of 
^^^?^ this undertaking. Its ancient glories have been splendidly set forth 
^ ^ ^ in many admirable histories dealing with its early struggles and 
^^M^ tribulations by authorities ably adapted for that task. Without 
effort at ornamental writing, the chief aim of this work is to disseminate 
information among manufacturers, investors and capitalists of what Bridgeport 
holds and can offer to those who are seeking the most advantageous site for a 
permanent location. 

The questions which we have sought to answer are : 

Does Bridgeport offer exceptional opportunities to outside capitalists, 
manufacturers, etc., who are looking for the most desirable place to locate ? 

What are Bridgeport's chief claims to distinction as a city of manufactories ? 

Has the normal development of Bridgeport as a manufacturing center been 
consistently maintained and are its present industrial enterprises contented with 
their environments? 

Can l')ridge])()rt guarantee to prospective industries reasonable charges with 
respect to those four great essentials for successful competition, to wit : skilled 
labor, freight, fuel and water rates? 

The foregoing are among the principal queries which concern investors 
and capitalists in search of desirable locations. It is for the purpose of giving 
such information that the Bridgeport l)oard of Trade has prepared for dis- 
tribution this modest volume, and its further mission is to accurately depict to 
enterprising manufacturers and investors : 

BRIDGKPORT AS IT IS TO-DAY. 
BRIDGEPORT AS IT IS DESTINED TO BE. 

In i8(So the population of l')ridgeport was 27,643: the number of wage 
earners, 7,473: wages paid annually, $3,326,000; invested in manufacturing, 

$9,737,000- 



In 1890 Bridgeport had a population of 48,866 ; the wage earners had in- 
creased to 12,116 ; yearly amount of wages, $6,381,000 ; and the manufacturing 
investment was $19,787,000, an increase of more than $10,000,000 in a decade. 

Note the remarkable development of Bridgeport's industries between 1890 
and igoo. Its population jumped from 49,000 to 71,000; the number of wage 
earners from 12,116 to 19,301; wages paid annually from $6,381,000 to 














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$9,124,000; and capital invested in manufacturing from $19,787,000 to 
$33,067,000. In exact figures the increase in manufacturing investment between 
1880 and 1900 was 240 per cent. The last federal census was in 1900. In 1903 
a special census was taken under the direction of the Board of Trade and 
showed the increase in three years to be the difference between 70,996 and 
82,128,-11,132. 




Between 1880 and igoo Bridgeport's increase in population was 156 per 
cent. During the same period the number of wage earners increased 158 per 
cent., while in 1903 its manufacturers paid in wages approxunately $11,000,000, 
and the amount of invested capital in manufacturing industries approximated 
840,000,000. 




BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL 





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Few eastern cities can show such a development, and certainly results 
of this character bespeak not only satisfactory relations between employer and 
employee but afford incontrovertible testimony of the safety of Bridgeport as a 
permanent abiding place for invested capital. 

There is no state tax imposed by Connecticut. The expenditures of the 
state are provided for by income derived from transportation companies, banks, 
and similar corporations. 

So strong a hold has the spirit of Local Pride taken upon the peoj)h:' 
that manufacturers desiring sidetrack facilities, industrial railroads, improved 




V. M. C. A. BUILDING 



thoroughfares, additional sewage facilities, etc., are given every consideration 
by the municipal government. 

Possessing unusual advantages hx reason of its seapcjrt facilities P)ridgeport 
is endowed with still greater capabilities for self development. The splendid 
progress which has marked its forward march in the past decade is but a har- 
binger of what the future has in store. Favored bv nature with the most valu- 
able of municipal assets, navigable waterways, is it any wonder that industries 
in such variety have been attracted to its shores ? 



Such information as is herein set forth is intended primarily to attract 
masters of industry ever alert for an opportunity to enhance the responsible 
trusts with which their interests are identified. If the Bridgeport Board of 
Trade shall, through the medium of this publication, succeed in attracting the 
eye of the industrial world to the man\- natural advantages which Bridgeport 
possesses as a manufacturing center, the labor thereby entailed will not ha\e 
been in vain. 




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RAILROADS 

Bridgeport has railroad 
facilities not surpassed by 
any commercial center 
in the East. It is the 
southerly terminal of the 
Berkshire and Naugatuck 
divisions of the New 
A' o r k , N e \\' Haven t's: 
Hartford Railroad Com- 
pany. Recently, at a cost 
of .f 5,000,000 the New 
^'ork, New Haven & Hart- 
ford Railroad Companv 
has elevated its tracks 
through the city, thereby 
eliminating all crossings at 
grade. 

Two large freight yards 
are maintained for the con- 
venience of shippers, one 
in the east end of the city in close proximity to the many thriving concerns 
located there ; the other in the south end within easy access of the industries 
situated in that section of the city. Every reasonable accommodation is pro- 
vided by the railroad company for manufacturers. Many sidetracks have been 




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A VIEW OX EAIREIELD AVENLli 




MADE IN BRinCIvPORT, CONN. 
(Locomobile Co. of America.) 




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NEW ROLLIXC; LII'T BRIDGli: 



constructed wherebv direct 
transportation is possible 
between the plant and the 
freight yard. Tliis applies 
to the freight depots in 
both sections of the city. 

It is of course a distinct 
advantage for manufactur- 
ers to be placed in readv 
communication with the 
large and growing markets 
which are included in the 
Naugatuck and Berkshire 
valleys. A dozen trains 
leave daily over the two 
lines. On the Naugatuck 
division express and local 
accommodation trains are 
sent out with regularit)', 
running as far north as 
Winsted. On the Berkshire 
division, the northern term- 
inal of the direct route from 
this citv is Pittsfield, Mass- 




BRIDGEPORT BOYS CLUB 




SriiRLING WIDOWS" HOME 

A magnificent new station has been erected by the railroad company at a 
cost of half a million dollars. In all respects it is one of the most modern struc- 
tures of its kind in Xew England. 

The demurrage laws of the state are more reasonable than any in this part 
of the country. Shippers are allowed four days from the time they receipt for 



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MADI-: IN HRIDC.ICl'OKT, CONN. 
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tiieir bill of lading to transfer their merchandise, and not until after the fourth 
day is demurrage charged. The facilities of the New York, Xew Haven & 
Hartford Railroad Company for quick transportation are so well known that 
little need here be said concerning them. Freight trains a;^-e made up during 
the day and night, and there is practically no delay in getting under way ship- 
ments consigned to any part of the country. For instance, if a cargo of sewing 
machines, graphoi)hones, cartridges, etc., is placed on a car in the forenoon, the 
consignment is usually well on the way to its destination a few hours later. 

New York rates are given on freight shipments to southern and western 
points. 




BURROUGHS HOME 



In the matter of passenger service, the accommodations are all that could_be 
desired. Express trains leave for Xew York and for Boston practically every hour, 
while in between local express and accommodation trains are run. One can 
alight in the Gr.ind Central station, Xew York, 75 minutes after boarding a 
train in Bridgeport. 

STKEET RAILWAYS 

Bridgeport is equipped with a first class street railway system. The road 
is owned by the Connecticut Railway & Lighting Company, which corpor- 
ation controls the street railway svstems in several of the large cities in the 




STEAMER NO. 2 

state. Tlie service is adequate, and satisfactory in all respects. It amply pro- 
vides the needed accommodations for so thriving and busv a citv as Bridgeport. 
All parts of the city can be reached in a comparatively brief period of time ow- 
ing to the many sub-lines or separate divisions which the company maintains. 
Because Bridgeport is fortunatelv blessed with le\'el streets, an exceptionally 
rapid schedule is made possible. The pretty suburban towns of Stratford and 
Milford on the east ; Oronoque, Shelton, Huntington and Derby on the north ; 
and Fairfield, Southport, Westport, Greens Farms and Saugatuck on the west 
are quickly reached by trolley, the suburban service being one of the finest pro- 
vided by any street railway system in New England. Most of the streets are 
double tracked. A chartered companx' that carries consignments of packages 
and perishable freight operates a line of cars for that particular purpose which 




SOLID SILVER WHERE IT WEARS 
MADE IX BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 



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I .LSTERLING INLAIDniy 




RESIDENCE OF HON. THOMAS P. TAYLOR 



proves of great convenience to the business interests. A number of health giving 
pleasure resorts are reached by the trolley service. But one fare is charged to 
any part of the city or the immediate suburbs. A person boarding a carat Fair- 
field may ride to Bridgeport, a distance of four miles, and thence to Stratford, a 
total distance of eight miles, for one fare of five cents. 




STEAMER NO. 3 AND TRUCK NO. 1 




HAKNIM-STAI'LHS lUILIUNCr 




"marina," home of the late p. t. barxum 

SKILLED LABOK 

Possessing as it does manifold natural advantages which have in the past 
and must continue to appeal with peculiar force to the observing manufacturer, 
in the important matter of skilled and handy help, Bridgeport is foremost 




MEICtS BUII-DING 




COURT EXCHANGE BUILDING 

among the municipalities of the Union. It prides itself on the fact that it is 
the home of a peaceful, intelligent and industrious working class. Because it is 
admittedly one of the most highly diversified manufacturing localities in the 
United States, it is but natural that within its confines the skilled mechanic as 
well as the handy and no less valuable helper should be found in greater num- 
ber than elsewhere. Were it not for this very fact Bridgeport would hardly 




RAILROAD BRIDGE ACROSS HARBOR 




RESIDENCE OF MRS. NATHANIEL WHEELER 




ST. VINCENT S HOSIMTAL 




STEAMER NO. 4 



have attained the enviable reputation enjoyed by it wherever civilization has 

supplanted primeval conditions. 

Labor difficulties are the exception here. There is a fine feeling between 

master and men. On the one hand we have the conscientious artisan laboring 

with brawn and skill that the 
wares of his employer may become 
world renowned, reflecting alike 
credit upon the creator and the de- 
veloper. On the other hand we find 
the generous, kind and appreciative 
master ever alert to embrace anv 
reasonable opportunity that prom- 
ises the material and financial ad- 
vancement of his help. The very 
best proof of the adequacy of the 
labor market in Bridgeport is man- 
ifested in the slight difficulty en- 
tailed when its manufacturers wish 
to obtain craftsmen in anyparticu- 

MAlii'. IX i',Rili(;i:i'()KT, CONN. ( Union Typewriter Co.) lar line of mechanics. 




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SEASIDE OUTING CLUB 



Because of the diversified nature of its manufactured products dull times 
are little known in Bridgeport. Not a few of its industries are compelled, in 
order to keep pace with the growth of their business, to employ two "shifts," 
one working days and the other nights. Many of its thrifty toilers point with 
proper pride to the fact that they are included among its tax payers. Bridgeport 
is pre-eminently a city of contented home dwellers. 




1-AIK1"IKLD ClHXTV JAIL 




AS MADIi IN BRIDGICPORT, CONN. 









MADIC IN BRIDGlil'ORT, CONN. 
(American (Iraphophono Co.) 



LUiH 1 HUlSli 



HEALTH 

The health of a city is, after all, the most important factor in its life. It 
avails little that a city possess unusual natural advantages for manufacturers if 
statistics prove that within its confines disease finds a ready spreading place. 
Fortunately Bridgeport may be classed in the first rank of healthful cities. 

Statistics show that Bridgeport is one of the exceptionally healthy cities in 
the Union. During the thirteen years from 189 1 to 1903, inclusive, its average 
rate of mortality was less than seventeen deaths per thousand annually. The 
following is the official bulletin issued by Prof. Charles A. Lindsley, President 
of the State Board of Health : 




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Bridgeport, Conn., for 13 years, 
Xew Haven, Conn., for 14 years, 
Hartford, Conn., for 13 years, 
Springfield, Mass., for eight years, 
Providence, R. I., for ten years, 
Worcester, Mass., for eight years, 
Portland, Maine, for seven years, 
Portsmouth, X. H., for five vears. 



Death rate per looo population. 
16.8 
17.0 

18.2 

19-5 
19.9 
20.1 
20.3 



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This gratifying showing speaks for itself. That strikingly expressive phrase 
the slogan of the Bridgeport Board of Trade, " Made in Bridgeport, Conn.," 
which appears upon wares wherever the " White Man's Burden " has been taken 
up, applies with singular force as far as Bridgeport is concerned, to the greatest 
gift of God to man — health. Epidemics of malignant diseases are practically 
unknown here. If Nature's laws are not abused good health may be regarded 
almost as a certainty in Bridgeport. 




COMMISSIONERS, CHIEF AND STEAMER NO. C) 



WATER 

The water supply of Bridgeport is equaled by few and excelled bv no city 
in the country. P)ridgeport is furnished with water of exceptional quality 
from eleven reservoirs within a radius of eight miles of the city with tributary 
water sheds of about 54 square miles. The bulk of the supply is by gravity, 
drawn from storage reservoirs, but the gravity supply as at present developed 
being deemed insufficient by the officials to give complete service, the deficiency 
is made up by pumping. Chemical analyses from time to time show that the 
w^ater furnished by the Bridgeport Hydraulic Companv is remarkably pure, and 
almost wholly free from contaminating ingredients. Practically the entire city 
depends upon it for domestic purposes. 






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As a steam maker it is par excellence. Boiler inspectors in the employ of 
the State who have visited Bridgeport assert that thev never find a corroded boiler 
here as is the case in most other cities. The Hydraulic Company is engaged in in- 
stalling a mammoth filtration system which will further enhance the puritv of 
the water. The total daily consumption is 18,000,000 gallons. The a\erage 
per capita of daily consumption for the whole city exceeds 200 gallons, and the 
rates are very reasonable. 




LOBBY OF I'OST OFFICE 



INDUSTRIES 

It has truly been said that Bridgeport, Conn., is one of the most highlv diver- 
sified manufacturing cities in the United States. Bridgeport has over 900 manu- 
facturing industries, many of them the largest, and others the most important of 
their kind, with a variety of products unsurpassed. Bridgeport affords unexampled 
opportunities to the manufacturer who desires to locate in a city offering facilities 
matched in many respects by no other locality. The invested capital in manu- 
factories located in Bridgeport is about 840,000,000. In wages Si 1,000,000 
are paid annually. The population is 85,000. During the ten years preceding. 



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SrPPLICATION 



SKASIDl-: INSTITL"TI-: 



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Bridgeport showed the most rapid growth of all the cities in New England, 
and with very few exceptions, of all the cities in the country. 

Perhaps more than any other agency exceptional maritime advantages 
have resulted in the manufacturing development of the city. There is a daily 
steamboat line to New "^'ork, two vessels, one by day and one by night, running 
the year round, while frequently, when the traffic demands, extra boats are 
provided. The steamer William G. Payne, one of the most delightful passenger 
boats that plies the waters of tlie Sound, leaves its dock near the railroad 
station dailv at 8 A. M., and lands its passengers at East 31st street, Xew 




AS MADIC I.\ KRIL)G1::P0KT, COXN. 



"iork, at 10:45, making the run in two hours and 45 minutes. The commodious 
steamer, Allan Joy, known as the Faithful Watchman of the Sound, because it 
has never missed a trip since put in commission, leaves its wharf daily at mid- 
night. While it has accommodations for passengers desiring to travel by night 
it carries thousands of tons of freight to and from the great Metropolis. A 
portion of the output of many of our manufactories is carried to New York 
nightly by water. The shipping rates are low and the service first class. 

Bridgeport may truly be said to be a city of harbors. In addition to its 
main harbor, there are several large tributaries, or creeks, so-called, which are 



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now being dredged to a navigable depth by the United States government. 
Recently work was begun on the dredging of Yellow Mill Creek, so termed, 
both sides of which afford advantageous locations for manufactories. The same 
is true of Johnson's Creek further to the east, as well as Cedar Creek, Burr Creek, 
antl other bodies of water abutting the mainland. \Mien all of Bridgeport's 
harbor resources shall have been developed it can truly be referred to as a City 
of Harbors. 




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VIICWS IX SHASIDi; I'AKK 



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On the eastern shore, opposite Steeplechase Island, the famous amusement 
resort, are the ship building works of Greene Brothers. These works employ a 
large force of men and have turned out several first class schooners of the four 
master type. 

The Bridgeport Towing Line has in constant use several tugs which are 
employed to bring cargoes in and out of the harbor. Because of these varied 
water facilities, Bridgeport is about the last city in the country to know any- 
thing of a coal famine. There are large and prosperous coal dealers here whose 




TRUCK NO. 2 



yards are located along the water front, thereby enabling them to have their 
supply brought to their bins at first cost. An example of what this means to 
our manufacturers and citizens is furnished by conditions which prevailed here 
during the past winter, when coal was retailed at from 50 cents to .$1 a ton less 
than in other cities in Connecticut. Manufacturers are sure of being kept sup- 
plied with the best fuel obtainable at the lowest cost. 

It would be false modesty on the part of Bridgeport to attempt to hide its 
head under a bushel or to refrain from giving due prominence to the fact that 
many of its principal industries are likewise the largest of their kind in the 
world. 



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When the late Judge John M. Hall, as president of the New York, New 
Haven & Hartford Railroad Co., on a visit to Bridgeport, publicly stated that 
within ten years it was destined to be the largest manufacturing city and would 
shelter more people than any other in Connecticut, and that within twenty-five 
years it would be the metropolis of New England, he but voiced a truism which 
has since found echo in the public expressions of many astute business observers. 




STEAMER NO. 6 



FIKE DEPARTMENT 

Bridgeport's fire department is one of the most efficient. It is managed by a 
bi-partisan board of four unsalaried commissioners with the mavor of the city 
an ex-officio member. The Board of Apportionment and Taxation at its recent 
session provided for a substantial increase in men and equipment that the fire 
fighting force could be developed to a still greater efficiency. Authenticated 
statistics for the past twenty years show that Bridgeport stands among the 
first ten cities in the country in the minimum of fire losses. The chief engineer 
enjoys the confidence of the industrial interests because of his conscientious 
efforts to improve the service at all times. 

By virtue of the improvements now being made in this department the 
underwriters have promised to make a reduction in the rates for fire risks. 



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PUBLIC BUILDINGS 

The public buildings of Bridgeport are noted more for the substantial char- 
acter of their construction than for the ornamental nature of their architecture. 
Perhaps the most conspicuous is the new railroad station, completed at a cost of 
$500,000. The structure is of compressed brick with granite trimmings. Rising 
to a lofty height above the final story is a tower that overlooks the city and the 
sea. Exteriorly, the structure is one of beauty, and the interior arrangements 
may be truly said to be masterpieces of comfort and convenience. 

The Burroughs Free Public Library Building, while not an imposing edifice 
in tlie sense the term is generally used, is a splendid structure situated in the 




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RESIDENCE OF DR. I. DE VER WARNER 



business center. One of the finest public libraries in New England is 
maintained within its four walls. Thousands and thousands of volumes em- 
bracing practically every known work in the category of ancient and modern 
literature, are to be found upon its shelves. Large and exceptionally well ven- 
tilated reading rooms attract hundreds of toilers during the evening. Every- 
thing connected with this institution is free, there bemg no cost for membership. 
Part of its equipment comprises one of the finest lecture halls in the state. In 
this auditorium many of the leading philosophers and scientists of the day have 
addressed large audiences. Under its present administration our Board of 
Trade has given the public of Bridgeport a series of instructive lectures. It was 



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STICAMKK X(\ /. 



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here that our manufacturers gave a public exhibit of their wares during the 
visit of the Honorary Board of Filipino Commissioners. 

The new federal government building is one of the handsomest in these parts, 
its original beauty having been much enhanced by the recent alterations and 
additions. 

Bridgeport being the seat of Fairfield County, contains the County Court 
House, an imposing structure, in which the Superior and Supreme court sittings 
are held. 

The handsome new building which is the permanent home of the Police 
and Charities departments would attract attention anywhere. 



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BANKS 

Although rigidly adhering to "safe and sane" financial precepts, the banks 
of Bridgeport are among the most progressive in New England. Besides the 
five National banks there are three private and four savings depositories, several 
private savings institutions, one trust company and a number of savings societies, 
so-called. The aggregate deposits in the savings institutions referred to approx- 
imate $25,000,000. Inasmuch as the directories of these corporations contain 
many of the city's leading manufacturers, liberal treatment is accorded business 
men who have paper to negotiate. 



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MADE IN BRIDGKPORT, CONX. (BuUard Machine Tool Co.) 




Ami IN nRII)C.i:i'ORT, conn. iHincks & Johnson.) 



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STREETS 

The topography of Bridgeport is of such a character that, save for one sec- 
tion, it may be said to be a table land. Its streets are well built, permanent 
pavement of two varieties, asphalt and brick, being used upon the principal 
thoroughfares. The outlying or residential sections prefer the fine macadam 
construction. Most of the sidewalks throughout the city are of concrete, and the 
city ordinances regarding the keeping of such streets and walks in proper repair 
are impartially enforced, the result being that Bridgeport's public thoroughfares 
are at all times fit for travel. 




TAVLOR BUILDING 



The manufacturing and commercial districts of Bridgeport are singularly free 
from inclines and steep grades. Level streets mean a considerable saving to 
manufacturers. It is not an uncommon thing in Bridgeport to see two horses 
hauling drays carrying five tons of merchandise. From the various manufactur- 
ing establishments to the freight depots where shipments of goods are made 
there is not a single grade to overcome. This means much, permitting as it 
does uninterrupted teaming the year round. This, of course, applies only to 
those concerns not located in close proximity to the railroad, which plants have 
the benefit of sidings. 




HAKMM MUMMENT, SrANISII CANNON, HOWi; MONUMENT — SIIASIDH PARK 



HOSPITALS 

Bridgeport has two large and splendidly conducted hospitals. The Bridge- 
port Hospital which occupies a site on Old Mill Hill, one of the finest locations 
in the citv, is regarded as among the most ably managed institutions of its kind 
in the country. In dimensions it ranks with any of a like nature in Connecti- 
cut. A large and efficient corps of physicians and nurses is maintained through- 
out the year. Fortunately it has been much favored by private benefactions 
and yearlv new additions in the shape of extra wings are being added. 

St. \'incent's Hospital which occupies a favored site in the extreme northern 
section of the city is conducted by the Sisters of Charity. Although the Sister- 
hood is a Roman Catholic order the hospital is in no sense a sectarian one. Jew 




Kl^SIlJliXCli Ol'' GEORGE C. EDWARDS 



and Gentile, I'rolestant and Catholic, Atheist and Agnostic are alike welcomed. 
This Sisterhood has similar institutions in operation in nearlv all of the larger 
cities in the country anJ has displayed rare administrative qualifications. 

Bridgeport sustains an Emergency Hospital which of itself is unique. A corps 
of physicians with ambulance service and attendants is maintained. All emer- 
gency calls of whatever nature are accorded prompt attendance, the victims be- 
ing removed from the scene of their distress to the Emergency Hospital where 
they are treated without expens_\ If their injuries are of a serious nature they 
are transferred to one of the larger Hospitals unless they prefer to be taken to 
their homes. There is no charge for any of the services connected there- 
with. In addition to thess there are several private hospitals and sanitariums 
in the city. 




Washington Park W. E. Church St. J„..., :, i.^.^^^^^. „, .;.ch First Presbyterian Church 

First Baptist Church St. Augus'lne's R. C. Church South Congregational Church 



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CLUBS 

The social life of the city is strikingly exemplified in the excellent clubs which 
flourish here. One of the finest institutions of its kind in America is the 
Brooklawn Country Club on whose famous golf links was developed the 
present Woman Amateur Golf Champion of America, Miss Georgianna M. Bishop^ 
Expert golf players from many lands sing the praises of these links. The club's 
home comprises an expanse of most delightful territory adjacent to the suburbs 
of the city. Its clubhouse is equipped with all culinary conveniences and 
during the open season it is the rendezvous afternoons and evenings of the 
society folk of Bridgeport. There are several semi-social bodies whose mem- 




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(Jacob Arnold & Son.) 



OFFICES OF COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS 



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RESIDENCE OK HON. ARCHIBALD MCNEIL 




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bership consists exclusively of women. Of the clubs for men the Seaside, 
^l^onquin and Bridgeport are the most prominent. The first named is the 
owner of a handsome home fitted with all of the luxuries known to latter 
day clubdom. Like the Algonquin club its membership is recruited largely 
from the; ranks of manufacturers and business and professional men. The 
Algonquin club derives its name from the aborigines whose hunting grounds, 
befi)re the White Man came to claim his burden, extended from the coast of 
Labrador through New England to the Mississippi valley. 








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Among the attractive features of the club life of the city are the Bridgeport 
Yacht Club and the Park City Yacht Club, one being located in the Eastern 
and the other in the Western section of the city. The Bridgeport Yacht Club 
whose handsome home is on the shores of Black Rock harbor, is one of the most 
successful organizations of its kind. Its waters are frequently the rendezvous 
for the fleet of the fashionable Larchmont Yacht Club of New York. The Park 
City Yacht Club, whose commodious quarters are on bellow Mill harbor, enjoys 
a deserved prosperity, and each year witnesses many additional craft fiying its 
burgee. The Roof Tree Club, a social organization of a rather secluded nature, 
has a cozy home in East Bridgeport. Its membership is largely recruited from 
residents of that section. 




VIICWS IN Hi-.ARDSl.l.V AM) U A.sUl M'.TON PARKS 



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PARKS 

It is because of the exquisite charm of its parks that Bridgeport has been 
aptly termed the Park City. Nowhere in the East, if, indeed, anywhere through- 
out this broad land are the natural beauties of Seaside Park surpassed. Xo spot 
on God's green footstool is more ideally situated for the noble purposes to 
which it has been dedicated. Located at the southwestern extremity of the 
city its broad, tapering, sandy beach kissed by the waters of the sea, overlooks 
Long Island Sound as far as the eye can reach. The shades of its sheltering 
maples and elms are the Mecca sought by thousands during the summer season. 
Its broad walks, splendid driveways, and sequestered nooks are patronized alike 




BROOKLAWN COUNTRY CLUB. 

by plebeian and patrician. .\t either end of the beach salt water bathing may 
be enjoyed. 

At the northern extremity of the city lies the beautiful Beardsley Park, one 
of the finest inland resorts of its kind in the eastern states. Comprising 122 
acres, it affords an ideal place for those in search of quiet, health and rest. It 
is reached by the electric cars. Its horticultural display during the season has 
arrested the attention of many landscape artists. From its highest point a 
magnificent view of the city and Long Island Sound is obtainable. 

Scattered through the city are a number of smaller parks which are largely 
patronized by those living adjacent to them. 



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U. S. BATTLESHIP " CONXECTICUT " ' 




MADE IN BRIDGEPORT, COXX. 
(Automatic Machine Co.) 



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POLICE 

The police department of Bridgeport is widely known as a force of great 
efficiency. The present capable superintendent has in his possession commun- 
ications from the heads of various police departments of x\merica thanking the 
Bridgeport police for invaluable aid in ferreting out desperate criminals who 
have hied themselves here after daring depredations. The city is equipped with 
the Gamewell police signal system. 




ALGONQUIN CLUB 



LIGHTS 

There are no dark spots in Bridgeport. An exceptionally well equipped 
electric lighting plant is maintained by the United Illuminating Company. 
Hundreds of arc lights are scattered throughout the city. Especially is the bus- 
iness and mercantile section well lighted. In the outlying districts the Welsbach 
gas light, which affords a brilliant illumination, is used, but in the main the 
large globe electric lights are utilized. 



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c;iiX. TOM THIMH AND Wll-li 



R<)i!i:Kr eo.x trophv 




WON HV MISS C.ICOUCIANNA M. BISHOP. 
WOMKN'S AMATIUK C.Ol.F CHAMPION OF 
AMERICA 



BKRC.H KorNTAIN 



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SCHOOLS 

The public school system of Bridgeport is admirable from all view points. 
It has been the rule for the past dozen years or more to erect and equip at least 
one school house a year. It has been found necessary, however, during this 
period to provide for the remarkably consistent growth in attendance by the 
construction of numerous portable buildings. The grammar school system in 
Bridgeport compares favorably with any in New England. 

The curriculum at the Bridgeport High School, to which scholars are matric- 
ulated after successfully passing the examinations of the ninth grade, is deemed 
one of the best in New England. It has been Bridgeport's boast in the past, and 
it will continue to be its pride in the future, that the first care and consideration 




RHSIDENCE OF DE VER H. WARNER 



for the children is ample educational advantages. In the matter of private insti- 
tutions of learning Bridgeport is well equipped. There are also several 
parochial schools the total attendance of which is about 4,000 scholars. 

Visitors to Bridgeport make favorable comment on the architectural beauty 
and substantial character of its school buildings. Unlike other cities, no two 
designs are the same. Every district of the city is provided with ample facilities 
so that no child of eligible age is deprived of instruction. In the winter months 
night schools are maintained for the benefit of those who are compelled to work 
during the day. One of the advantages which the children of our public schools 
enjoy is free text-books, Bridgeport being one of the few cities in the country 
where this system prevails. The city also maintains a training school where its 
own teachers are prepared for their professional duties. 



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MADi; IX BRIDGEPORT, CONX. 
I Hridg'eport Brass Co.) 




Uli.l.IA.M t,. PA\Mi, MAKIM, 1)A11.\ IRll'S lo .\IA\ \tiKK 




MADli IX HRIDGICPUKT, CDXX. lAshcToft Mfg. Co. 



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CHURCHES. 

Perhaps one reason whv Bridgeport is so free from crime is because of the 
relicrious sentiment of its inliabitants. No city of its size can boast of more 
su-cess^ul church organizations. Practically every denomination has a distinct 
home for divine worship. The people of Bridgeport contribute most generously 
to the supp )rt of their churches and their clergymen. 




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OYSTEKS. 

One of the industries in which Bridgeport takes a great amount of pride 
is the planting, cultivation and dredging of oysters. As is well known the 
waters of Long Island' Sound along the Connecticut coast rise and fall over 
hundreds of thousands of acres of the finest oyster fields in America. The 



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MADIC IN imiI)Gi;i'()KT, CONN. 
U'nioii Metallic Carlrid^je Co.) 



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oyster industry is one of rare importance to Bridgeport. There are fully i,ooo 
oystermen, to say nothing of their families, engaged m oyster dredging in and 
about this port. Several prosperous companies maintain fleets comprising any- 
where from eight to fifteen steamers each. Inasmuch as the public beds are located 
off Bridgeport harbor, the city is the home of hundreds of independent oyster 
workers. Excepting in the event of an occasional bad season these workers find 
the vocation a verv profitable one. Sea foods of all kinds are to be found in the 
waters hereabouts. 




RliSIDKNCE OF GHN. HENRY A. BISHOP 



GARBAGE DISPOSAL 

The " Bridgeport way ' ' for disposing of garbage is destined to be the way 
of the world. Unlike many of its sister cities who still cling to antiquated 
methods, Bridgeport has adopted a thoroughly modern and sanitary system by 
means of which all the table refuse of its population is subjected to an in- 
cinerating process, the operation of which is characterized by the complete absence 
of all unpleasant odor. Each day collectors call at the various homes and re- 
move the offal, which is carried to the reduction plant situated in a sequestered 
section of the city, in water-tight steel carts. Three hours after the arrival of 
the refuse at the plant the hitherto homogeneous assortment has been reduced 



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HKOOKI.AWN (.'OINTKV CI.l'H 



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to a pure distilled water and a finely granulated substance that is in big demand 
as a fertilizer for delicate plant life. Its system of collecting and reducing gar- 
bage is in line with the other commendable means Bridgeport has adopted for 
the purpose of enhancing the health of the community. 





YELLOW MILL BRIDGE 



BIRTHPLACIC OF GF.N. TOM THUMB 



WINTER QUAKTERS. 

As Bridgeport was the home of the greatest showman of any age, P. T. 
Barnum, it is but meet that it should continue as the headquarters of the great 
Barnum & Bailev circus. Each fall at the close of the circus season the mam- 
moth paraphernalia of this gigantic enterprise, including animals of every known 
species, return to this city for the winter. The property embraces many 
acres upon which have recently been erected a number of fine brick buildings. 




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HON. 1'. T. HARNUM 




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NATHANIEL WHEELER 

ATHANIEL Wheeler, son of David and Sarah (DeForest) Wheeler, 
was born in Watertown, Connecticut, September 7th, 1820. He 
was a descendant in the seventh generation from Moses Wheeler, who 
came from Kent, England, in 1638, and in 1643 settled in Stratford. 
David Wheeler, the father of Nathaniel, was a farmer and car- 
riage manufacturer, and during his younger years the son followed the business 
of his father. 

In 1848 Nathaniel Wheeler formed a co-partnership with x\lanson Warren 
and George Woodruff, under the firm name of Warren, Wheeler & Woodruff, for 
the manufacture of small metallic wares, and assumed the management of the 
business, which was successful. 

In 1850, Mr. W'heeler's attention was attracted to Allen B. W'ilson's earliest 
sewing machine. He contracted for his firm to manufacture these machines under 
the style of "Wheeler, Wilson & Company". In October, 1853, the "Wheeler 
& W^ilson Manufacturing Company " was organized under the general law of the 
State of Connecticut, and Nathaniel Wheeler was chosen general manager and 
president, positions he held until the time of his death. In 1856 the works of 
the company were moved to this city, and Nathaniel Wheeler became a resident 
of Bridgeport. His life work was intimately connected with the origin and 
development of the art of sewing by machinery. 

In recognition of his genius and ability, he was decorated at the World's 
Exposition, Vienna, 1873, with the Knight's Cross of the Imperial Order of 
Francis Josef. At the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889, he was made a 
Chevalier of the Legion of Honor of France. 

As an inventor, he secured patents in wood filling compounds, power-trans- 
mitters, refrigerators, ventilating cars, heating, and a multitude of devices in the 
construction of sewing machines. 

In 1842 Nathaniel Wheeler married Huldah Bradley of Watertown. She died 
in 1857. They had four children. Those living are Samuel H., now President of 
the Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co., and Ellen B., wife of Edward W. 
Harral of Bridgeport. 

Nathaniel Wheeler's second wife, still surviving him, was Mary E. Crissy, 
of New Canaan. By this marriage were four sons. Archer Crissy and William 
Bishop, still living, and Harry DeForest and Arthur Penoyer, both deceased. 

Philanthropic, far-seeing and with active intelligence, Nathaniel Wheeler 
was acknowledged a leader among men. He was one of the incorporators and a 
trustee of the Peoples' Savings Bank ; a director of the City National Bank ; the 
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. ; the Bridgeport Horse Railroad Co. ; the N. Y., N. 
H. tS: H. R. R. Co. ; the Fairfield Rubber Co. ; the Willimantic Linen Co. ; one 
of the founders of the Seaside Club and its first president ; a member of the Board 
of Education ; always an active member of the Board of Trade ; a director of 
Mountain Grove Cemetery Association ; a commissioner and one of the chief 
donors of Sea Side Park ; a member and supporter of the Scientific and Fairfield 
County Historical Societies ; and a member and liberal supporter of St. John's 
Episcopal Church. He served in the Common Council, and also with distinction 
in the General Assembly and State Senate. He was a commissioner for the build- 
ing of the State Capitol at Hartford. In public affairs of the City, State and 
Nation, he took a deep and hearty interest, contributing to all, thought, labor and 
money. Unostentatious, his dignity, geniality and steadfast devotion to the in- 
terests of humanity won for him the respect and regard of all. His artistic 
tastes, his social qualities and his strong individuality, together with his love for 
his fellow townfolk and the City's welfare, will be remembered as long as 
memory lasts. The work he did is the world's heritage. 

Mr. Wheeler died at his residence. Golden Hill, December 31st, 1893. 



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WILLIAM D. BISHOP 

ILLL'VM D. Bishop, although left ni affluent circumstances, soon 
wearied of a life of idleness, and devoted himself to railroad work. 
The Schuyler fraud, which was discovered about this time, and 
which threatened ruin to all the stockholders of the New York & 
New Haven Railroad, was a strong stimulant to young Bishop at 
the mception of his career. He was consecutively engaged in various capacities 
on the New York & New Haven Railroad and Naugatuck Railroad until 1857, 
when he was elected to Congress. He was the youngest man in the House of 
Representatives while there, and, as those who were associated with him while 
there say, one of the ablest and most eloquent. His speech in favor of the so- 
called McCompton bill was considered one of the ablest efforts of the session, 
and so appealed to the leaders of the opposite party in the House and Senate 
that every effort was made to make him change his political creed, which, how- 
ever, he refused to do. On the expiration of his term as congressman he was 
defeated on the second trial, and was subsequently appointed Commissioner of 
Patents under President Buchanan. On the expiration of his term of office he 
returned to his home and his chosen work, and became President of the New 
York, New Haven Sc Hartford Railroad, also President of the Naugatuck Rail- 
road Company, and Director of the Housatonic. He held the office of president 
until 1880, when failing health, the result of unremitting labor, compelled his 
resignation, which was accepted with the deepest regret by his associates, and 
deepest sorrow by his subordinates, who found that he was always ready to 
listen to any one of them who had been a victim of any injustice. Shortly after 
his resignation he became the President of the so-called Eastern Railroad Asso- 
ciation, an organization formed by the railroads of the East for mutual pro- 
tection against patent suits. This had been a pet project of Mr. Bishop, and he 
filled the office of president uninterruptedly until the time of his death. He re- 
tained his interest in the New Haven Road and its allied lines until the time of 
his death, attending all meetings of the Board of Directors which it was possible 
for him to reach, and from November ir, 1899, until the time of his death he 
acted as vice-president of that organization and a member of its standing 
committee. 

In 1850 Mr. Bishop married Julia A. Tomlinson, daughter of the Hon. 
Russell Tomlinson, President of the Bridgeport Spring & Axle Company. 

For four or five years prior to his death Mr. Bishop had been in rapidly fail- 
ing health, but in spite of his physical infirmity he devoted himself even more 
strenuously to railroad work, using every effort in his power to secure the con- 
struction of the new depot in Bridgeport and the elimination of grade crossings 
in this city. This extensive labor to his then frail physique resulted in his death, 
which occurred on the 4th of February, 1904. f^e was survived by his widow 
and five children, Russell T., William D., Henry A., Nathaniel W. and Mary F. 
liishop. 

Mr. Bishop possessed to a marked degree many of the characteristics of his 
father, lacking, perhaps, his progressive ideas. He, however, administered the 
properties with which he had become identified, and which his father had built, 
with splendid ability. 

He possessed to a great degree his father's eloquence in argument, adding to 
it a kindly sense of humor. 



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DAVID M. READ 

HE Honorable David M. Read was born in Hoosac Flails, N. Y., 

October 12, 1832, and died at Bridgeport, Conn., December 5, 1893. 

He was president of The D. M. Read Co. and The Read Carpet 

U^ ll Co., director of the Bridgeport National Bank, and vice-president of 




the City Savings Bank. He was for fifteen years president of the Bridgeport 
Board of Trade, held many local oSces, was appointed a member of the Board 
of Apportionment and was chairman of the Board of World's Fair Com- 
missioners of the State of Connecticut at the World's Fair Exposition at 
Chicago. 

Mr. Read represented Bridgeport in the General Assembly in 188 1, and 
was Senator from the 14th district in 1889 and 1891. He was president pro 
tern of the Senate during the gubernatorial "deadlock" in 1891. 

In legislative work Mr. Read was especially active in the bills for con- 
solidation of town and city government of Bridgeport, also for abolishing toll- 
gate system in Fairfield County. 

He was a delegate from the 4th district to the Democratic National Con- 
vention in 1884, delegate at large in 1888, and a member of the Electoral Col- 
lege in 1892. 

Mr. Read was Lieutenant in the Second Connecticut Battery A, organized in 
1861, Brigade Commissary in Connecticut National Guard for eight years, and 
Acting Commissary General at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. 

In 1855 Mr. Read married Helen Augusta, daughter of Philo F. and Sally 
Barnum. The remaining members of the family at Mr. Read's death were, Mrs. 
Read, Charles B., David F. and May Louise. 

Mr. Read was especially interested in the Bovs' Club and everything per- 
taining to the poor children of the city. 

The following editorial expresses the estimate of the character of Mr. Read : 

"Hon. David M. Read was a man from whom his fellows rather expected 
than otherwise a word of encouragement, a glance of affection, a touch of sym- 
pathy, a warm grasp of the hand. His kindly presence, radiant with good- 
fellowship, has frequenth- seemed a contradiction to the intensity of partisan 
debate in which he was officially a frequent participant. Not that Mr. Read 
lacked moral courage, or shrank from the full exercise of convictions which were 
deliberately formed and tenaciously clung to. He was a partisan in politics and 
a determined man in business, but there was so much sunshine in his point of 
view, so much natural cheerfulness of temperament, that his atmosphere was 
charged to a greater degree than most men's with the brighter influences of life, 
and it was to that phase of his character that attention was naturally and 
affectionately drawn. He was a loyal citizen of Connecticut and a useful man 
of affairs in Bridgeport." 



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JAMES STAPLES 

NAME closely identified with the Bridgeport Board of Trade from 

its birth in the year 1875, until his death in 1903. He was 

diligently and public-spiritedly devoted to the " greatest good of the 

^^1 greatest number" of Bridgeport's citizens, and nothing so quickened 

his acute business instincts as a rumor, however vague, that some 

distant industry, struggling along under more or less adverse local conditions, 

was casting about in quest of a new and more suitable location for its plant. 

"Well, what do you want?" was the first query by Mr. Staples. Upon 
receipt of their answer, jointly with his capable associates of this board, he set 
about offering these would-be Bridgeporters, if possible and advisable, just what 
they wanted — in the way of sites, cash or other encouragement. It is further- 
more recounted to his credit, that as a Chairman of the Executive Committee, 
he never took even "fair" advantage of his position as a member of the Board 
of Trade to " feather his own nest " by selling to such location seekers properties 
in which himself, or his firm of bankers and real estate dealers, were interested. 
James Staples came of sturdy English stock, tracing in direct line an ances- 
try back to 1640. The original Staples settlers located on lands at present 
known as the town of Kittery, Maine. James' father. Captain Hezekiah Staples 
was a sea-faring man for more than thirty years. He was born in Swanville, Me., 
on the 19th of January, 1824, being one of twelve children. His education was 
acquired by diligence and a perseverance characteristic of him as boy and man, 
in the public schools of Searsport and at the academy at Belfast. Young Staples 
taught school from the age of seventeen till his removal to Bridgeport in 1854. 
Here he first engaged in the lumber trade, and was very successful 'till the finan- 
cial crash of '57 overtook him, when, in common with many others, he went to 
the wall. The blow was a severe one ; but adversity and hard knocks, like the 
storms and buffetings his sailor-captain father, Hezekiah, encountered along the 
" rock-bound coast " of Maine, seem only to have strengthened his will and 
nerved him for the fray. He next engaged in the insurance and real estate bus- 
iness, with his brother George. Later, the present large banking house of James 
Staples & Co., was established, with his son Frank T. Staples and Philip L. 
Holzer in the company. The large, fine Staples Building, corner State and 
Court Streets, was completed in 1892. This year Mr. Staples was elected Treas- 
urer of the Bridgeport Board of Trade, in which capacity he served until his 
demise in 1903, when the board elected Frank T. Staples to be his honored 
father's capable successor. Many years an active member of the Seaside Club, 
regular in attendance, his interest in its welfare never waned to the day of his death. 
All his life, from his school-teaching at the age of 17, back in old Maine, to 
his final taking off, James Staples was deeply interested in educational matters, 
and served many years on Bridgeport's Board of Education. As a member of the 
House of Representatives his activity in behalf of all measures affecting his own 
city was remarkable ; and although the oldest among the State's legislators, his 
voice was raised and his influence felt when questions bearing on the public 
schools arose for consideration. 



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JAMES WALKER BEARDSLEY 

LTHOUGH James Walker Beardslev was not a native of Bridgeport, as he 
was born and resided across the line in the Town of Monroe, he always 
evinced a lively interest in its welfare and regarded the Park City as his real 
home. 

James and his uncle, Eli Walker, were bachelors, residing till their 
demise, in the old Monroe homestead. 

Mr. Beardslev was not a man of large means, though possessed of much 
non-productive real estate, so that at times he regarded himself as "land poor." Viewed 
in this light it must be conceded that in proportion to his available means, his benefactions 
o'ertop tho.se of more pretentious millionaires. 

There is a pretty incident connected with the inception of the project of donating the 
large tract of uncultivated, rocky, and shrubby, hilly and level lands for a rural park to 
this city, that shows how warm and sunny was the big heart of this man of large physical 
and mental proportions. It all came of seeing some thoughtless farmer driving before him 
a flock of little girls because they had "trespassed " on his pasture land. 

"If the Lord spares my life a few more years," .said he, "you shall have a public 
park to romp and run in and no one to shoo you away! " 

Of the lands that now make Beardsley Park our city's glorious heritage, Mr. Eli 
Walker, uncle of James Walker Beardsley, the donor, was the original owner; the latter 
inheriting it from him. 

This thought of a public park, incited by the little girls and the burly farmer incident, 
grew upon him as the years went by until it became a life's ambition to the accomplishing 
of which his best energies were devoted, even to the dav of his untimelv and cruel taking 
off. 

Mr. Beard.sley's fir.st move was the acquisition of the high hill in the centre of this 
tract, known as "Walker's Concourse," at that time owned by the Thomp.son Brothers, 
Edmund and George. The latter, though long-time importuned to sell it, had refused ever 
to part with it at any price, but on being appealed to by Mr. Beardsley, for the commend- 
able purpose to which he desired to dedicate it, they at once consented to allow him to 
have it at a much less price than any other man could have bought it for any other pur- 
po.se than a public park. After considerable manipulation and much opposition by some 
short-sighted citizens, these lands, and all that Mr. Beardsley had acquired by inheritance 
and by purchase were accepted by the Common Council. 

Beardsley Park is now complete from within a few feet of the Trumbull line to the 
entrance at the head of Noble avenue, and contains about 121^ acres; 104 acres of which 
was the direct gift of James W. Beardsley, the city's great benefactor ; the remaining 
17 1:^ acres, known as the " Hathaway Tract," were purchased from other parties by the 
city. 

On March 25, 1878, about 15 years before his death, Mr. Beardsley deeded to the City 
of Bridgeport, the first tract of land, for park piirpo.ses, containing 25 acres, more or less. 

On May 24, 1881, he also deeded to said city, for the same purpose, three separate 
tracts of land, containing 29 acres 53 rods, 2 acres and 35}^ acres, respectively. 

On October 1, 1887, he al.so deeded to said city, for park purposes, 3 acres, more or 
less. 

By his last will, dated December 20, 1892, he also conveyed to said city, for park 
purposes, 9 acres, 1 quarter and 28 rods. 

Said will contains this proviso : 

That should said city, at any time, see fit to erect buildings on said property to be 
used as an Old People's Home, an Orphan Asylum, or for any benevolent or charitable 
use, that should not be .sectarian, reformatory or penal, it shall have full power .so to do. 

Had Mr. Beard.sley been the owner of sufficient means to do so, much that has been 
expended by the city in perfecting and beautifying this natural park would have been 
expended instead by its generous donor in his own lifetime. The present well advanced 
project of the Board of Trade to erect a suitable monument to the honor and memory of 
the noble man who gave us the park that bears his name, is gratifving. At the same time, 
the park itself will ever be and remain a living, growing testimonial to the man who could 
not endure to see a swarm of happy children driven from the green fields and the shady 
hillsides into the sun-scorched dustv highways. 



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ADDRESS OF WELCOME 

• • • BY • • • 

PRESIDENT FRED ENOS 

on Occasion of Reception by Board of Trade to 
the Honorary Board of Filipino Commissioners 



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To Ihe Honorary Board of Filipino Comiinssioners, Distiiiguis/ied Guests^ and Gentlemen 
of the Bridgeport Board of Irade : 

We welcome you, gentlemen of the Honorary Board of Commissioners, to America the 
land of your political adoption, to the United States of whose government you are now a 
part, to the American republic the home of the freeman, to the country whose doctrines 
of individual, political and religious freedom were proclaimed by Washington and perpetu- 
ated by Lincoln, Grant and McKinley. 

We welcome you to Connecticut, rock-ribbed and sturdy in the principles of the American 
spirit, famous for its institutions of learning, for its mechanical genius, for the patriotism of 
its inhabitants, and for the wisdom of its founders in so moulding the early Connecticut 
laws that they afterwards became the model for the indestructible American constitution. 

And we welcome you to Bridgeport, one of three cities in all New England desig- 
nated by the War department in Washington for you to visit ; Bridgeport, the most highly 
diversified manufacturing city in the United States. Almost everything is made in Bridge- 
port ; from the tiniest needle to the mightiest forging ; articles of brass and silver, silks 
and velvets, carpets and rugs ; things which sew and those which reap ; from things in- 
animate to those which talk; emblems of peace and implements of war. "Made in 
Bridgeport, Conn.," can be found on wares sold in every city in the world. 

Bridgeport is an ideal New England city, composed of great industries and beautiful 
homes, famous for its parks, its public schools, its churches and its conservative people. 
A population of 85,000 inhabitants, with $35,000,000 invested in 900 industries, paying 
$10,000,000 annually in wages to 22,000 employees. 

Bridgeport is one of those great industrial communities which constitute the progres- 
siveness of the American people ; which designates the United States as the foremost 
nation of the earth, and which has caused it to grow from the thirteen original states 
occupying a narrow strip along the Atlantic coast until it has spread to the Pacific ocean. 
And through the agricultural and industrial pursuits of its people it has extended its flag 
and its commerce to the West Indies, to the Hawaiian Islands and to the Philippine Archipel- 
ago, and now shares with Great Britain the proud distinction that the sun never sets upon 
its possessions; and because of its wealth, its power and its humanity, enjoys the prestige 
of being the dean of the nations of the earth. 

The wonderful growth of the commerce of the Philipjjine Islands in the past five years 
is a further tribute to American thrift and genius. During the five years of our adminis- 
tration of your islands your export and import trade has increased nearly 100 per cent., 
from $34,000,000 to $66,000,000 annually. And may this prosperity ever continue; may 
your fields of hemp and sugar and tobacco respond in abundance to the hand of the tiller 
in your fertile valleys for which your country is so famous. 

Go back to your native land you gentlemen of the Honorary Commission ; take with 
you the trophies we bestow upon you ; tell your people that the door of American civiliz- 
ation is open to them ; that our mechanical arts and educational institutions are at their 
disposal ; that that flag which has never known defeat is their protector ; and say to them 
that the benediction of the great American people is peace, liberty and prosperity. 



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PERTINENT POINTS SHOWING ' 
WHEREIN BRIDGEPORT EXCELS , 



It is one of the most higlih' diversified manufacturing cities in the I'nited 
States. 

It is a port of entry. 

It is the county seat. 

It is a city of homes. 

Its population is 85,000. 

It has over 900 successful industries. 

It has a number of parocliial schools. 

It has nearly 250 miles of hue streets. 

It has a most efficient hre department. 

It pays ^11,000,000 annually in wages. 

Its tax rate is the lowest in proportit)n. 

It is only 3(1 miles from Xew York City. 

It is the healthiest city in Xew England. 

It has a first class street railwav service. 

It has $40,000,000 invested in industries. 

It is remarkably free from labor disputes. 

It is noted for its hospitality to strangers. 

It is remarkably free from crime and vice. 

It was the home of the late P. T. Barnum. 

Its wares are known throughout the world. 

It is 75 minutes rail travel from Xew York. 

It is lighted all night by electricity and gas. 

Its death rate is the lowest in Xew England. 

It is the birth place of General Tom Thumb. 

It has several private institutions of learning. 

It furnishes free text books to school children. 

It li.is Tip:,rly 100 miles of paved thoroughfares. 



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Its parks are the most beautiful \n this country. 

It has two hirge theatres giving daily ijerforniances. 

It has a day and night steamboat line to New York. 

It has many organizations devoted to art and culture. 

It has one of the finest Masonic buildings in the East. 

It enjoys one street railway fare to all parts of the city. 

Its numicipal government is economically administered. 

Its suburbs are easily reached by trolley for a single fare. 

It IS the home of the Lake Submarine Torpedo Boat Co. 

It is the home of the largest cartridge factory in the world. 

It has 40 passenger trains to and from New York City daily. 

It has many other virtues appreciated only by its inhabitants. 

It is the largest corset manufacturing city in the United States. 

It IS the home of the Barnum .^ Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. 

It was the home of Elias Howe, Jr., inventor of sewing machines. 

It has four daily, twelve weekly and several monthly newspapers. 

It has the finest passenger station between New York and Boston. 

It is the home of Miss Bishop, amateur golf champion of America. 

It IS only two hours and forty-five minutes from New York by boat. 

It enjovs the lowest freight rate by rail and water m New England. 

It contains the largest body of skilled artisans of any city of its si/.e. 

It has the best harbor facilities between New York and New London. 

It has no dangerous grade crossings, the railroad tracks being elevated. 

It has the largest and best equipped free public library in Connecticut. 

It has the largest area of free working (natural) oyster beds in the w<.rld. 

It was the home of Hiram Maxim, inventor of the celebrated Maxim gun. 

It was the home of Nathaniel Wheeler of the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing 

Machine. u , 1 

It was the home of Benjamin 1',. llotchkiss, inventor of the famous Ilotch- 

kiss gun. 

U has two Boys- clubs with membership <.f 2500, one club owning its 

own building. 

It shows an increase m manufacturing establishments of 196 per cent, in 

the last decade. 

It caused President Roosevelt to exclaim on his visit here, " One of the 

most marvelous cities I know of." 



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ORGANIZED 1854. 



THE CITY NATIONAL BANK 

Numbers 101. 103, 105 Wall Street, -^ Bridt^eport, Connecticut 




Capital 

$250,000 

Surplus and 
Profits 

$273,600 

Presidtnt 
E. G. Saniord 

Cashit-r 
C. E. Hough 

A sst. Cas/iier 
H. B. Terrill 



DIRECTORS 

E. G. Sanford 
DaviJ B. Booth 

E. G. Burnham 
Frank Miller 
Geo. C. Edwards 
Lyman S. Catlin 
Geo. E. Wint(jn 
David F. Read 

F. A. Wilmot 
Wilson Marshall 
Harvev Huhliell 




*| Patrons assured courteous and liberal service in every department. Business 
and personal accounts invited. * Letters of Credit and Foreign Drafts, avail- 
able in all parts of tbe world, issued direct. ^ Safe Deposit Boxes for tbe 
accommodation of customers. .* ,* Jt- .* 

"' Note:— Rooms reserved for lady customers, supplied with u-ritini^- material and 
free use of telephone. *>» j* ^ .j* ^ 



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Depository of the United States. State of Connecticut, and City of Bridgeport. 

FIRST NATIONAL BANK, 

MAIN ST., COR. OF BANK, BRIDGEPORT, CONN- 

JANUARY M, 1905. 

Capital, $210,000. Undivided Profits, $252,000. 




WILLIAM E. SEELEY, President. 

EDWARD W. MARSH, Vice-President. 

O. H. BROTHWELL. Cashier. 



WILLIAM E. SEELEY, 



EDWARD STERLING, 

President of Spring Perch Co. 

HORACE L. FAIRCHILD, 
ENOCH P. HINCKS, 

of HincUs & Johnson. 

ALEX. HAWLEY, 

Treas. Bridgeport Savings Bank. 



D I RECTORS 

EDWARD W. MARSH, 

Treas. People's Savings Bank. 



CHARLES G. SANFORD, 

of Glover Sanford Sons. 

CHARLES B. READ, 

Treas. The D. M. Read Co. 

J. B. CORNWALL, 

Treas. Cornw/all. Patterson & Co. 



" Made in Bridgeport, Conn.," can be found on wares sold in every city in the world. 



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INCORPORATED 1806. 



Tke Bridgeport National Bank 

DEPOSITORY OF 

The United States, the State of Connecticut, 

the City of Bridgeport. 



T. R. DkFOREST, rresident. 
Capital Stock. $215,850. 



F. N. HEXHAM, Cashier. 
Surplus and Prohts, $248,000. 
DIRECTORS: 



T B DfFork.st, President. (',i;orgi; E. Somer.s, 

,' , .J ,,r „,.,.., President Bridjjeiwrt Brass Lo. 

1)eVi:r H. \\.\RM:r, 

Treasurer Warner Bros. Co. E. X. Spkrrv, 

loHN M. Whkelhr President Monumental Bronze Co. 

Of Wheeler &• Howes, Coal Dealers. S.\mui:l A. Bi'RN.s, 

Wai.do C. Bry.\xt. ■ President Burns, Silver &• Cm. 

Treasurer Bryant Ivlectric Co. Rohi;rt S. Hin'CK.s, 

W S Pi TMH <^f Estabrook ik Co., Bankers, 

Treasurer City Savin-s Bank. New York and Boston. 
F. X. Bknham. Cashier. 



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Connecticut National Bank 



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CIIARTKRED in 1831 under the laws oi the 
State of Connecticut, with a capital of 
833:2,100. It was chartered as a National 
liank in i8()5. Its Capital Stock remains the same 
with a Surplus and Earnings of •$238,896. ^ The 
liank offers every facility for the accommodation 
of depositors, and supplies every form of con- 
venient money facilities for tourists, home or 
abroad. J^ J^ Jf- % 



S.\mui=:l W. B.^ldwin, 
M.\RSH.\LL E. Morris, 
Morris B. Bk-^rdslky, 



DIRECTORS: 

TnoM.\s L. Watsox, 
S.\MUEL H. Whijrler, 
Hkxrv a. Bishop, 



N.\TH.\NiEL W. Bishop, 

SlL.^S BURTOX, 

H.\MiLTOx S. Sheltox. 



Presidetit, S. W. BALDWIN. 
Cashier, HAMILTON S. SHELTON. Asst. Cashier, L. B. POWE. 



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Bridgeport Savings Bank, 

INCOKPOKATED 1842. 

Corner of Main and State Streets. 

Deposits January 1st. 1905, - - - - $5,466,626.22 

Surplus and Profit and Loss, - - - - 252,560.24 

Assets at Market Valve, . . - - 6,058,515.46 





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Deposits oi $1.00 to $1,000.00 received {rom one inJividual in one year. 

Interest commences the first of the month succeeding the deposit. Interest payable January and July. 

OF'F' ice: RS. 

President, T. B. DEFOREST 

Vice-Presidents. EDWARD STERLING. F. B HAWLEY. 

Secretary and Treasurer, ALEXANDER HAWLEY. 

trustee: s. 

F. N. BENHAM, L. W. EATON, GEORGE C. EDWARDS, SAMUEL A. BURN'', 

ALEXANDER HAWLEY, FREDERICK TRUEEE, CHARLES W. HAWLEY, I. W. BIRCSEYE, 

CHARLES B READ, HOWARD H. KNAFP. 



Bridgeport, Conn., is the most highly diversified manufacturing city in the United States. 




CI TV SA VINGS BAN K 

\ COR FOR AT EC" : >\^,0. 

BRIDGEPORT. CONNECTICUT. 

D^t\\<:ts S^^-t3Jcc>.45. Surplus dnd Intents: S33c'.J5'7.0'^. 

OFFICERS. 
Pr,fsi.f^Hf. DAVID b\ HOLHSTER. 

JOHN M W HKKl.KR. EDWARD A. LEWIS. 

liENJAMlX FLETCHER 
Si,\»'^farr iiuni />if*isttrer^ WILLARD ^ 

Hkniamin Elktchkr. 



EDWIN BANKS 

rtrMB. 



V.U^»KOK M. Rvi.OWlN 
EOWIN R\XKS> 
GhVRViK K. HlRlvSKYK 
C B. HrCKlNO.H.VM, 
Fow VRn W, 1%VVI\>N. 



Thvxhh^rk R. Ev^ro, 

Will I AM T. HlNCKS. 
D. E. Hoi. IISTKR, 
SaMVKI. W. HlRBKtt. 

^hJ mUr, RICHARD W\ aX^SWELL 



Wu-iiAM H. Kklsev. 
Einv\Ri> A. Lkwis. 

Wu lARU S. El VMB. 

Frkokrick W. Rkad. 
Kmx M. Wheklkr. 



i» <vn» <i<4l«r tv* oa* thousanvl vWH^rsi per smaam^ and drn\v 
. at the r»te of ihre* *nd one- halt" per cent. 
.■.i*ry ami lulv If not withvirawn. is added to th» {>rizKnpal, 
> -I ..rt.>vvsit- \\V {\aY the highest rate of interest consistent with 

\\*n money oa Real Kstate or appr\»ved Collateral, at the rate o: 

- 'arsely upon having the ri^ht 1S>ank back of wu. 
^ .-'.osins o« Saturdays at i« o'clock. 



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Mechanics and Farmers 
Savings Bank, 



107^-109 WALL STREET. 



Deposits March 1st, 1905, 

Surplus and Interest March 1st, 1905, 

Assets, . . . 



$3,325,656.62 
134,372.52 

$3,460,029.14 




JOHN L WESSELS, President 

M E MORRIS. F B. HALL, Vice-Presidents. 

L S CATLIN. Secretary and Treasurer. 

The Mechanics and Farmers Savings Bank receives de- 
posits d^ $1.00 to $1,000.00, and allows interest from the 1st of 
each month. 

Its convenient location on the ground floor o'^ its nevj 
building, with its liberal and courteous treatment of customers 
has made its progress, the past year, remarkable. 



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BRIDGEPORT, 



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SXATEIMBNT FEB. 1, 1905. 

Amount due depositors, ... - $3,945,412.21 

Assets at book and par value. ... 4.124.310.67 

Assets at market value. .... 4.405.720.67 



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WILLIAM E. SEELEY. President. 

SAMUEL W. BALDWIN. 1st Vice-President. HENRY ATWATER, 2d Vice-President. 

EDWARD W. MARSH. Secretary and Treasurer. 



TR usT e:e:s. 



ENOCH P. HINCKS, 
EDWARD R. IVES, 



MORRIS B. BEARDSLEY, 
JOHN A. RUSLING, 
LEWIS B. CURTIS, 



DAVID F. READ, 
DANIEL E. MARSH, 
WALDO C. BRYANT. 



GEORGE COWSTCCK, 
LUCIUS H. MILLS, 



The tv..|..ic > ;.rtv!n<s Hank, located at qaS Main Street. Bridgeport, affords a Secure invest- 
ment to persons who have small amounts to invest and who desire safety as the first consider- 
ation. Small sums are worth saving. Deposits of one dollar are received. 

Every man, woman and child should cultivate the saving habit. Begin at once. It is not 
what yor. earn, but what you save that builds your fortune. 

■.r interest from the first of the month following the deposit. 



Locate your factory in Bridgeport. Conn, 






111 II'. iiioj^rcss of liii.'iiK i;i I ;ill;iiis in I >n(|^(f;|JOl'l is lorcihly 
■/y'f] I Must i;iic(| |j\ llii- iisr of llic liiiii (>\ |.'mics Sl;i|jlfs <K: Co., 



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(MIC of llic oldest rlciiicnls of llio city's finance, aiiH 



\_<(^jj| |irol),il)l\ the Ih'sI known lK)Usf; of its class licro, or even the 
Stale itself. Tins Itnsniess was cstal>lislic(l hy James 
St;i|)les III I'S^.^, who coninieiicccl as a real estate broker and a^ent, and 
loni \cars later the enterprise was broadened by the addition of an 
insurance niiderw ritinj.( de])artnient. Iv'irly in 1S74 Mr. Staples added a 
haiikint; biaiich to his affairs, dealin^^ as a private banker, and per- 
forniiii'4 the Innetions of a broker in nil matters of investment or 
rinnneinl nlfnirs. StendiU' expniidiii;,^ in iiin'j;iiitudr', the ronef;rn becnine 
.1 eo -pni tnerslnp in iNSj, I'. I.. Iloi/ei and tlu' hxindei's son, I'rank'l. 




Staples, joinin<( the house, which thus became James Staples <.*t Cfj., and 
III 1892 these built the handsome structure at 189 State street, equipped 
it with everytliin<< a modern office buildinj,^ should possess, added a safe 
deposit vault and entered upon the largest era ni the staunch old con- 
cern's career. 1905 finds the business still known as James Staples \ 
Co., the partners being Philip L. Holzer and Frank T. Staples, and with 
a record back of it of 40 years of careful, conservative and successful 
management. Either as real estate agents, writer of fire insurance, 
bankers, brokers, or in any fiscal capacity whatever, this firm is well 
prejjared to give good service to the capitalist, the business man, the 
small investor, the borrower, landlord or tenant; and its facilities are 
ample in each and every department. 



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ESTABLISHED 1866. 



■o Watlsoim <®, Co, 



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d)Oin\(niSo 



Iimsuiiirainic* 



>79 Maiia ^to^ Bs^ad^epoirts <Comm, 



Interest Allowed on Deposits. 



OFFICE OF 

The Bridgeport Trust Company, 

167-171 STATE ST., BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 



CAPITAL, 

SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS, 



$200,000.00 
85.29 1 07 



THIS COMPANY TRANSACTS A GENERAL 

BANKING BUSINESS IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. 

RENTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES. 

ACTS AS EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR, 

TRUSTEE. OR IN ANY FIDUCIARY CAPACITY. 



F. W. MARSH. President. 
EGBERT MARSH, Secretary. 



ORANGE MERWIN, Vice-President. 
E. H. JUDSON. TREASURER 




The Bridgeport Land & Title Co., 

169-171 STATE STREET. 



CAPITAL 

SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS, 



$100,000.00 

1 8,398.81 



GUARANTEES TITLES TO REAL ESTATE 

FURNISHES ABSTRACTS AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE. 

TRANSACTS A GENERAL REAL ESTATE BUSINESS. 

COLLECTS RENTS AND TAKES CARE OF PROPERTIES. 

ACTS AS AGENT OF RELIABLE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. 

NEGOTIATES LOANS. 



ORANGE MERWIN. PRESIDENT. 
ERNEST P. LYON, SECRETARY. 



EGBERT MARSH, ViCE-PRESIDCNT 

D FAIRCHILD WHEELER, TREASURER. 



Bridgeport, Conn., has $40,000,000 invested in industries. 





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5oody, McLeilan & Go. 

Bankers & Broker's 



57 Broadway, 



Xew York 



• This well known banking firm is represented in Bridgeport by F. A. Whitxkv. 
anil have very handsome othces in the Bridgeport Savings Bank Building, Xo. 
157 State Street. * Established in 1S7S. Boody, McLeilan &^ Co. have a reputation 
for conservatism, strength and reliability, and have the distinction of being the 
only membei-s of the New York Stock Exchange, having an office in Bridgeport. 
■ They do a general banking and brokerage business, dealing- in high grade 
stocks and bonds, uw investment or on margin, and have a direct private wire 
to New \\>rk. 




WORKS F 



THE BULLARD MACHINE TOOL CO. 

BRIDGEPORT. ^ CONNECTICUT, .^ U. S. A 




MANUFACTURERS 

Boring and Turning Mills, Vertical Turret Latnes, 
Horizontal Turret Machines and Rapid Production Latnes 



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Fkank J. N.'iKAMOKE. President. Clarenck Naramore, .Secretary. 

\Vm. W. Naramork. Treasurer. 

The Bridgeport Coach Lace Co. 



ESTABLISHED IN leST. 




The Oldest Manufacturing Concern in Bridgeport. 

M AN U RACTU R E: RS OR 

Coach Lace and Carriage Trimmings. 




THE HATHEWAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 

Manufacture a large variety of METAL SPECIALTIES, includin- a complete 
hne of Buckles, Buttons, Pins, etc., for the Suspender and Garter Trade. 
1 hese goods being made on automatic machines, are produced in large quantities 
at the lowest possible co.st. 10,000 square feet of floor space is used by this con- 
cern m the manufacture of their product. W. E. HATHEWAY Proprietor 



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FACTORV-BRTDGEPORT. 

SALESROOMS CORNER BROADWAY and LEONARD STREET, NEW YORK. 



BOSTON. 



CHICAGO. 



ST. LOUIS. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



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The American Tube & Stamping Co. 

WE operate three plants. In one we produce Steel Billets by the Open 
Hearth process. We are thus assured of an unlimited supply of 
material and a close attention to the details of our requirements, 
which is absolutely impossible when dealing with an outside company. 
Skilled engineers, practical steel men, and chemists look after the physical and 
chemical qualities of each heat, which is carefully and systematically recorded. 



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COLD ROii inn. Mill P'^^'WuiSWi*-..^* 






COLO ROLLING MILIS '^. 
TUBE & MANUFACTURING 
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BUSINESS eST^g^,3^,0,a77 

INCOPPOPATEO 1884 



IN our Hot Rolling and Cold Rolling Departments special watchfulness and 
care are mamtamed m executing all orders. In case you are in a hurry 
for quantities of Stamping, Forging, Spring, or "Crucible" Grades of 
Steel in Billets, Slabs, Bars, Bands, Sheets or Strips, we can get it out for 
you speedily. Keeping records of all materials and manipulations, we can 
duplicate with precision, any orders. ^ Our Stamping Department business 
is so run as to afford protection to our mill customers, who are free to con- 
sult our Engineering Departments and receive advice regarding difficult work. 



Bridgeport, Conn., has the most beautiful Sea-shore Park in the United States. 



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TN our SUmping Department «e have a large force of skilled engineers, de 
I signers t<,ol-nal<ers and maclnnists. All the dies and tools necessary 
for work done 1« us can be produced on our own premises. We have a 
magnificent equipment of Die and Tool Making, also Stamping Machinery, 
and mechanics trained in its use. H We solicit your orders tor Drawn or 
Stamped Steel Work, especially dillicult work, mvolving deep drawing oper- 
ations, and we are thoroughly sure we can give you entire satisfaction in 
regard to quality, delivery and price. The goods can be furnished in N ickel^ 
Brass Copper, or Zinc Plate, or Oxidized, Tinned or Japanned. -•« ^ ^ 



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OUR Stamping Department Specialties are Coppenzed and Xickel 
Plated Steel Stove Trimmmss, X.ckel Plated Steel Bell Gongs, 
Copperized and X.ckol Plated Steel Oilers (the old Wilmot & Hobbs 
Mf- Co brand), Steel R.ms (Clincher and regular Crescent shape) for 
Au^tomobdes, Steel Tubing of vanous styles and sizes, Steel Axle Boxes and 
Hubs for Wheels. IJA general line of Steel Stampings (with Enameled or 
Plated Finishes of all kinds). '^ -^ 

THE AMERICAN TUBE & STAMPING CO. 
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 



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The Coulter & McKenzie 
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Bridgeport, Goim., U. S. A. 







OFFICIALS. 

ALL STOCKHOLDERS. 

FRANK L. COGILL. 

Pres't and Sup't. 

EDW. J. MORGAN, 
Vice-Pres't and Treas. 

R. J. WITTERWELL, 
Secretary. 

HARRIS B. SMITH. 

Director. 

ANDREW BERG, 

Master Mechanic. 

JOHN BANNISTER, 
Foundry Manager. 

L. SANDSTROM, 

Chief Engineer. 

FRED'K WEBSTER. 
Department Supt. 

J. ARTHUR FRAY, 

Designer. 



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The Union Metallic Cartridge Co. 

Office 46 Pauline Street, 
Bridgeport, Conn., U. S. A. 



/^UR products are used in every 
country on the globe, being 
better known, perhaps, than any 
thing else made in Bridgeport, the 
reason being their quality, ' ' ' 



Metallic Cartridges, Percussion Caps, Gun Wads, 
Shot Shells, Loaded Paper Shells, 
Yacht Gun Shells, Cannon Primers. 



Bridgeport, Conn., has the lowest mortality rate in New England. 



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Organized 1868. 



Incorporated 1871. 



The Read Qarpet Go,, 

Bridgeport, Gonn. 

David F. Read. President. Frederick Vf. Read, Treasurer. (Jhartes B. Read, Secretary. 




Manufacturers of 



The oRrdahan Rug. % 

A Long Pile Fine Wool Rug, closely resembling the 
Oriental hand-made rugs in fabric, design and coloring. 
The first mitreless seamed rug made in America. « 

Extra Super Ingrains.^ ''^^^"/Jl^j"^^ZT'^ 
Plain Ingrain Fillings. Large variety of eoiors. 

Salesrooms : 
41 Union Sq., Xeic York. 34 Chauncy St., Boston. Flood Bldg., San Francisco. 




The Pacific Iron Works 

(Incorporated.) 

ENGINEERS. 

QAutomatic Cut-off Steam Engines, Hoisting Engines. 
Marine Engines, Boilers, Tank Work, and all kinds 
of Kepair Work. QSpecial Machinery, Tools and 
Jigs for high production a specialty. QWe solicit 
your orders for all kinds of Al gray iron castings. 

PROPELLER WHEELS. 



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Opal'Lac 



Bridgeport, Conn., has Day and Ni^ht Boats to New York. 



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FINISHING A CRANK SHAFT M AC HI NING AN E NCIN E CASE 



Tlhe L^ocosimolbille (Qo-sm-psiiTrhY ©f i^sraeipncsio 



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MANUFACTURERS OF NAIL PULLERS. SCREW DRIVERS, PLYERS, WIRE 
CUTTERS. CUTTING NIPPERS AND MISCELLANEOUS HARDWARE SPECIALTIES 

SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE MANUFACTURE 
OF SHEET METAL GOODS ON CONTRACT 

THE BRIDGEPORT HARDWARE MFG. CO. 



461 Iranistan Avenue 



Bridgeport, Connecticut. 



SPRING PERCH CO. of Bridgeport, conn. 






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Carnage 
Springs 

in the world of every 
style and pattern, suit- 
able for automobiles, 
pleasure and business 
vehicles. ^ ^ ^ 



Bridgeport, Conn., makes the Finest Automobile made In America. 



The Connecticut Tool Co. I 



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Bridgeport, Conn. 




Manufacturers of 



Thread Gutting Tools, Stocks, Dies, 
Vises, Etc. 





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The above represents the Factory of 



Situated on Tulip Street, )ust off Main Street, four blocks below 
State. QManufacturers of the celebrated Lovell Window and 
Shutter Operating Device; a device with which a line of sash 500 
feet long may be opened and closed from one station if desired. 
Also manufacturers and erectors of Sheet Metal Architectural 
Work of every description. Cornices. Skylights. Bay Windows, 
Finials, Ventilators, etc. QFactory work a specialty. QEstimates 
from plans and blue prints cheerfully furnished. QCorrespondence 
from Architects and Contractors solicited. :-: >: >■ ■^■ 



Bridgeport. Conn., has the Largest Cartridge Factory in the world. 



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John S. Fray 6r Company, 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



BIT BRACES OF ALL KINDS 

As SpofFord, Kachet, Drill. Angular, Corner and Corner 
Katchet and Whimble or Double Crank Braces. Hand and 
Breast Drills of various kinds. Hollow Handle Tool Sets or 
Tool Pads, Combination Hafts, and like goods. • • • • 




BUSINESS was begun in 1866 and for the greater part of the time, we have, in addition to our 
domestic trade, been favored with a very good export business, by which means our goods have 
become known as ''Made in Bridgepori, Conn." throughout the larger portion of the 
world. Q During all of the time, it has been our object to produce goods of such quality that as the 
years go by, our friends both abroad and at home, shall have no occasion to question their being equal 
to any made. QOur location in Bridgeport, Conn., so near New York City, gives facilities for obtain- 
ing material, domestic or foreign, used in our lines, as also permitting of goods finished to-day and being 
shipped by rail or boat, being in New York City next morning, if needed for export or for transhipment 
to any other port. ■•••••■........ 



Hbc Connecticut Meb Conipanp. 



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♦#¥" X the foreground of Bridgeport's most conspicuous industries, is the 
11 Connecticut Web Company, in whose extensi\e plant on Knowlton 
Street, and reaching out to the harbor front, superior grades of 
Elastic and Non-Elastic Webbing and Metal Trimmings for Suspenders 
and Garters ; Hose Supporters for Men, Women and Children, and 
Metal Novelties of great variety, including Clasps, Rings, Fancy Brass 
Goods, Belt and other sorts of Buckles, and Metal Trimmings for many 
uses, are manufactured on a large scale. ^ ,^ ,^ ,^ ^ ^ 



Cable Add., 
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FA CTO R V : 
BRIDGEPORT CONN, 



NEW YORK OFFICE 
260 W. BROADWAY. 



The Connecticut \\vh Com])an\ carries the name of Bridgeport 
into every corner of the ci\"iiized world, through the exportation of its 
goods. In large quantities its products are exported to England, Ger- 
many, I'' ranee, Italy and Brazil, and are sold strictl\' on their merits and 
ihi' lugh (juabties of worlanaiiship represented in them. From a modest 
beginning, twelve years ago, this enterprising concern has built up an 
extensive business tliat is still growing and sufficient to keep its factory 
buN\' all of the time. The Company's officers are L. Rothchild, Presi- 
dent, and 1.. Xcubcrger, Treasurer. ^ ^ ji ^ ^ j^ jt 



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Bridgeport Launches and the Famous 
'' Bridgeport," '^A Motor That Motes," 
are representatives of their type, c 




Home oi tne Bridgeport. 



Perfection — A Cliaracteristic of Our Product. 

Bridgeport Motor Company, Inc. 

Bridgeport, Conn., - - U. S. A. 



Send for Catalog. 



Bridgeport, Conn., is the home of the Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. 



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TKc B. D. Pierce, Jr., Co., Gc^^eral Contractors, 

122 Bank Street, - - " Bridgeport, Conn. 




p. 


D PIERCE, Jr.. 




President 




and 




Treasurer. 


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ce-President. 


F. 


B. HASTINGS 




General 




Manager. 


C. 


F. A. BILTZ 




Secretary. 



Railroad Cut for Consoi.ida i i:i. Railway Co., at Xoktii Haven, Conn 



Sewers 
Concrete 
Construction. 
Reservoirs 

and Dams. 
Macadam 
and Brick 
Pavemerts. 
Steam and 
Electric 
Railroads. 

MANUFACTURERS OF 

Cement Pipe. 

Crushed 

Trap Rock, 
Crushing 

Plants, 
Pumps, 

Derricks. 

Steam Road 
Rollers and 
Steam Shovels 
For Rent. 




S\Mi' MoKiAK Dam. L'nukr Construction. Built for 

THE HKIIXJEI'ORT HVI>KAULIC Co.. AT KAlKFlEl.l. CoNN. 



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FACTORY OF 

THOMAS P. TAYLOR 




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IIOS. V. TAYLOR is the largest manufacturer of his line of goods 
in the I'nited States. He manufactures :-: :-: :-: :-: 



Hose Supporters, Belts, Bustles, 
Girdles, Collar Foundations, 
Corset Clasps, Corset Wires, 
Paper Boxes, Embroidery Hoops, 

and many other notions and novelties. 



5[ The business was started fourteen years ago with a total floor space 
of 7,000 square feet. At that time he had about fifty employees. The 
present factory has a floor space of over 100,000 square feet, and is mod- 
ern in all its equipments. From five to six hundred hands are employed, 
according to the season. ^ The main office is in Bridgeport, with 
branch offices in Chicago, New York, St. Louis, and Boston. Twenty 
travelling salesmen are employed. The factory is under the supervision 
of H. H. Taylor, F. M. Hammond and M. B. Hammond. :-: :-: 



" Made in Bridgeport, Conn.," can be found on wares sold in every city in the world. 



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The Bridgeport Hydraulic Company 



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^^^^^^HE water supply of Bridgeport, furnished by the Bridgeport Hy- 



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draulic Company, in point of purity, quantity, pressure and the 
absence of substances that cause the corrosion of boilers, is equal 
to that of any other city in the country of approximate size, and 
with the completion of the improvements now in progress, will sur- 
pass most of them. :-: :-: :-: :-: '■-■ 
*\ All of the water now being distributed, is surface water, ab- 
solutely free from carbonates, metallic impurities and acids, and it 
escapes the pollution of villages and the detrimental eflfect of being- 
used for mill power. Its source is from numerous small streams rather than 
one laige river or stream that is more likely to be contaminated. A significant 




fact is that boilers which have been in constant use in this city for twenty 
years show no signs whatever of scaling or corrosion. :-: :-: :-: :-: 

1 Bridgeport to-day has an abundance of pure water for all its needs when many 
surrounding cities have been in dire want, in consequence of the recent pro- 
tracted dry weather. The present storage capacity of the Bridgeport Hydraulic 
Company's system is over three billion gallons, soon to be increa.sed by the con- 
struction of another large reservoir, work on which is now under way, to over 



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four billion gallons. Hence a water famine in Bridgeport is practically a physical 
imjiossibility. :-: :-: :-: :-: :-: :-: :-: 

■[The system is divided into four independent supplies, from which pipes extend 
into the city. One of these supplies is held in reserve to be used in the event of 
a break in any of the other three. Should a great fire occur at any time the 
water supply would be found adequate for any size conflagration. :-: :-: 

■1 It is the constant aim of the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company to give Bridgeport, 
and the surrounding towns, the purest water possible. The water sheds of the 
several reservoirs are regularly subjected to a most car ful inspection and every 
other precaution known to hydraulic science is taken to make and to keep the 
water supplv free from the imijurities that are objectionable. Analyses are 
fretiuently made of samples of water from the different reservoirs and these in- 
variably show a total absence of bacilli which causes intestinal troubles. :-: 
" In this connection it is interesting to note that a report recently published in 
book form, prepared by a commission of experts employed by the City of New 
York to investigate the" water conditions throughout the country, gives Bridge- 
port the lowest death rate of all cities in the United States of 50,000 population 




and upwards. A copy of this report, the preparation of which entailed the 
expense of over one quarter of a million dollars, is available to consumers at the 
office of this company, corner of Main and Gilbert streets. Improvements are 
constantlv being made in the different reservoirs and no expense is spared to 
keep them in the very best condition. The new reservoirs now being built will 
add greatlv to the present facilities. :-: :-: :-: :-: '•-'• 

"■ The following is an analvsis of a sample of water taken from Bridgeport's 
largest supply, made by Prof. H. E. Smith, Dean of Yale Medical Faculty, the 
figures given are in parts per million: :-: :-: :-: :-• 



Turbidity. o 

Sediment, very scant 

Color, 17 (Silica Standard) 

Chlorine, 2.60 

Free Ammonia, .012 



Nitrates. 

Alkalinity, 

Bacteria, 

Metallic impurities. 



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28 (per cubic centi- 
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The Bridgeport Gas Light 60. 




OFFIQE: 

799-803 
Main Street 



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DR. I. DeVER WARMER. President. 

DeVER H. \\AR.\ER. Vice-President. GEORGE W. ROBERTS. Secretary & Treasurer. 

eHAS. jM. GERDENIER. Superintendent. 

DIF?E:CXC3RS : 

/. DeVer Warner, Chas. E. Dieterich, A. B. Proal. DeVer H. Warner, 

Goodwin Stoddard, M. E. Dieterich, A. .N. Brady, 

e. H. Mead, .\. VV. Bishop. 



WORKS : 

Howard 

Avenue 

and 

Housatonic 

Avenue. 




Bridgeport, Conn., is the home of the Lake Submarine Torpedo Boat Co. 



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POWER STATIONS OF THE UNITED ILLUMINATING CO. 



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SIDEWALKS 



BURNS & CO. 



ROOFING 



83 Fairfield Ave. 



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One oi Bridf^eport s newest and most promising enterprises is 

The Roof Tree Magazine, 

publisneu monthly by The Roof Tree Pubhshmg Corporation. 




^ This mal,^'l/.ino was slarlrd in May, 11)04, ami wliilr less than a vear 
old, has built up a large circulation, and has a fully ecjuipped and up-to- 
date plant in every respect. ^ It readies every State in the I'nion, as well 
as Canada, the Hawaiian Islands, Phillipine Island, Cuba, Porto Rico, and 
India. ^ Its equii)niont is conifilete. ^ Every four seconds a (inished 
magazine is ready to l;o to an\ jiart of the worhl. ^[ This magazine 
has the po[)ular form ol the Iu^Ikt priced magazines, is printed on the 
best paper and sells at 10 Gents for One Full Year. ^ ^ ^ ^ 



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ETSEALS&a 

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THE SALTS TEXTILE MANUFACTURING CO. 

Manufacturers of 

VELVETS. SEAL AND UPHOLSTERY PLUSHES. &c. 



The Bias Narrow Fabric Company 



Manutacturers of 




Telephone, 2520 Franklin. 



54 & 56 FRANKLIN ST. 



THE 

B. N. F. 

[tr\de mark] 

Bias Seam 

Tape- 
Also Plain ana 
Folded Bindings. 

NEW YORK 



Bridgeport, Conn., is the Largest Corset Manufacturing City in the United States. 



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R. D. WHIPPLE. President. 

C. N. CHOATE, 


Secretary 


C. E. A. THOMPSON. Vice-President. 
, Treasurer and General Manager. 


Bridgep 


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Deoxid 


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Bronze 


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Metal 


Co., 


429 to 


459 


Iranistan Avenue, 




BKIDGEPOKT, 


CONN. . U. 


S. A. 




Deoxidized Bronze, Copper and Brass 

IN INGOTS AND CASTINGS. 

Deoxidized Genuine Babbitt and Anti-Friction Metals. • • 
Electrical Work and Sound Copper Castings a Specialty. 
Aluminum. Phosphor Bronze and Composition Castings. • 

NO CASTING TOO LARGE AND NONE TOO SMALL 

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF ORDNANCE METALS. 



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The A. H. Nilson Machine Co. 

DESIGNERS and BUILDERS 

OF 

AUTOMATIC MACHINERY 

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. 

Wire Straidhteners. Wire Forming Machinery. 










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Drawings or Samples submitted to us will 
receive our prompt attention and a quick 
reply, stating what we can do for you. 

The a. H. Nilson Machine Co. 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN. U, S. A. 



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The Schulte Company 



WIllLK this rirni's plant 
IS in Fairfield, yet it 
is so close to the 
City of Bridgeport that its 
interests are mainly with this 
city. It manufactures wrought 
iron work of almost ever> 
description, including Fences, 
Gates, Window Guards, Fire 
Escapes, Iron ("iratings, Ral- 





conv Railings, Transom 
Grilles, etc. A model piece 
of work executed and de- 
signed by this firm, is the 
balconies and fire escapes on 
the Masonic Temple of tliis 
cit\-. 

^ Its factory is pleasantly 
located on the line of the New 
"I'ork, Xew Haven & Hart- 
ford Railroad. Their facil- 
ities are modern and quite 
complete. They enjoy an 
enviable reputation for doing 
2:0 od work. 



The John Schwing 

CORPORATION. 

Manufacturers of 

Sky Lights, Cornices and 

Architectural Galvanized 

Iron and Copper 

Work. 

234-236 STRATFORD AVENUE 
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 




Bridgeport, Conn., has excellent harbor facilities. 



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''Made in Bridgeport, Gonn. '' 

^TTHEN buying a Harness be sure and buy those 

^^ made in Bridgeport. Our Stamp on the Harness 

HJH is a guarantee of good stock and workmanship ; 

'"••-"' they are made in our own shops, and are of the 

" Wear Welt " kind. § %i%^%%%^ 




Everything necessary for Horse and Stable. 
Carriage, Harness and Trunk Repairing. 

Peck & Lines, 185-207 Middle Street. 



Zo Mboin it fln)aij Concevn : 

More especially Bridgeport manufacturing 
concerns looking for fiigh grade book and 
catalogue printing: 

It is no longer necessary to go out of town for a 
handsomely printed catalogue. Within the past few 
years there has been developed right here in Bridgeport, 
a printing plant now capable of handling the highest 
grade of this class of work. Within the past year ex- 
tensive additions have been made to the facilities of 
both press and composing rooms, and a complete book 
bindery has been added, with the end in view of putting 
the plant in shape to handle the higher grades of cata- 
logue and half-tone work. As a result of such improve- 
ments, The Marigold- Foster Printing Co. is turning out 
some of the finest printed matter used in Bridgeport. 
Up-to-date composition and careful press work character- 
ize its products. The establishment makes a specialty 
of promptness, and has grown in a comparatively few 
years from practically nothing to be the largest concern 
of its kind in the city. 

Do you contemplate issuing a booklet in color or 
half-tone, or a catalogue which you could take pride in 
saying was " Made in Bridgeport " from cover to cover ? 
Call up The Marigold-Foster Printing Co., phone 1123, 
and the facilities of the entire plant will be at your service. 



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"Made in Bridgeport, Conn. 



Can Be Found on Wares sold 
In Every City in the World. 



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Establish Your Business in 



Bridgeport, Conn. 



Write to tKc Briiltjeport BoarJ of Trade. 



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THE WARNER BROTHERS CO. 

Factory extends from Lafayette Street across "Warren Street to Myrtle Avenue, and from 
Atlantic Street to Gregory Street. The first building was erected in 1874. Present 
buildings give 200,000 square feet of floor space for manufacturing purposes. Over 
2,000 liands employed. 

REDFER N CORSETS 

are boned with Greenland whalebone, and easily surpass in beauty and in perfection 
of style and fit any corsets made in America. 

WARNER'S RUST-PROOF CORSETS 

are boned with Rust-Proof and are sold in enormous quantities at popular prices. They 
are unique in being absolutely Rust-Proof, and in having the same care expended on 
their design and manufacture as is usually given only to high priced goods. 

SECURITY RUBBER B UTTON HOSE SUPPOR TERS 

are also manufactured here. Other important departments are the Paper Box Depart- 
ment (one of the largest in New England), the Corset Wire and Clasp Department, the 
Brass and Whalebone Departments, and the Department of Dress Stays, and Women's 
Notions. 



OFFICE AND SALESROOMS: 
632-4 BROADWAY, 207- 1 I JACKSON BOULEVARD, 107 SANSOME ST. 

CHICAGO. SAN FRANCISCO. 



NEW YORK. 



Bridgeport, Conn., is a combination of great industries and beautiful homes. 



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The Hurwood Mfg. Company, Inc. 



1355-1565 Railroad oRvenue. 




^Hich-all kinds. .Screu.- Drivers, Tack Pullers, Ice Picks, Ball-Bearing Pliers, Box, 
Hay and Meat Hooks, Mail Se(s, Center Punches, Wagon Wrenches. Tubular 
Lanterns and Food Choppers. Jill High Grade Goods. ^ ^ ^ - 




The Grant Manufacturing and Machine Co. 

90 SILLIMAN AVENUE. BRIDGEPORT. CONNECTICUT. U. S. A. 

^=::^=^=^=^=== MANUFACTURERS OF ==^=^=^=^=== 
Friction Driven Vertical Tapping Macliines, Bench Filing Machines. Spencer 
Speed Lathes. Rivet Spinning Machines. Tool Post Grinders. Mechanical and Ex- 
perimental Models, Metal Patterns and Special Machinery of Every Description. 



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THE 

Cliallenge Cutlery Corporation 



MANTJKACXITRKKS OF 



pochet IFxiupes a^^ IRasors 





TIILS L'uinpauy has an extensive trade all over the United States, and the 
mark "CHALLENGE" stamped on cutlery has become recognized as a 
.iruarantee of the highest quality and finish. Qln former years, mer- 
chants and consumers gave preference to English and German cutlery, but the 
high standard, uniform quality and fine workmanship of American cutlery has 
changed conditions, and they now largely call for "Challenge Cutlery," 
"Made in Bridgeport, Conn." QThe growth of the business has been so 
rapid that it has out-grown its present quarters, illustrated above, and plans for 
the erection of a large, modern, brick building, as shown elsewhere, have been 
made, and will be carried into execution duriny- 1905 



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The BRIDGEPORT TQRGE GQ., Bridgeport, Conn. 

WRedGHT 1R0N AND STEEL reRGlNGS. 

FORGED, ROaGH = DRESSED OR FINISHED. 



THE MONUMENTAL BRONZE CO., 

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Qlt is more enduring than marble or granite and far more artistic and beautiful designs 
are possible than can be executed in stone. QWhite Bronze was awarded both the Gold and 
Silver Medals at the Universal Exposition, St. Louis, J904. Q They employ a large force 
of skilled workmen, and have about one thousand agents located in all parts of the country. 



Bridgeport, Conn., has modern railroad improvements which cost $5,000,000, 



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^.^ .IE new No. lu \\»,i Writing Madnuc C(iniljnie> all llie best 
^ qualities of the best machines on the market and has the prestige 
of sixteen years of experience. Many Yost machines built at that 
period are still doing good work, something that cannot be said 
of any other machine on the market. It is easily the best made 
and most durable machine, and the expense of keeping it in re- 
pairis less than any other ; it has no ribbon through which to print, but 
prints direct from the face of the type, using an inking pad that will 
outwear many ribbons, and produce the most beautiful and satisfactory 
work of any writing machine in the world. Parties contemplating the 
purchase of an instrument will find it to their advantage to commun- 
icate with us before purchasing elsewhere. 

^ The No. ID is made in five sizes, writing lines from 7 ^V inches to 
25 inches long. The machine is arranged to interchange carriages at 
the convenience of the operator, and a tabulating device is provided if 
desired. In short, there is nothing that the art requires that is not pro- 
Catalogiies and Prices on Application. 



vided in the No. 10. 



NEW YORK OFFICE: 
245 BROADWAY. ^ NEW YORK 



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F. \V. SMITH, Pres. C. E. SMITH. Siipt. OLIVKR C. .S>HTH, Sec. &' Treas. 

The Smith & Egge Mfg. Co. 

FOUNDED IN 1873. 

BRIDGEPORT. CONNECTICUT, U. S. A. 



MAXLTACTURERS of Plumbers' Cliains, "Red Metal" 
and "Giant Metal" Sash Chain, Jack Chain, Cable 
C'liain, Harness Punches, Sash Pulleys, Padlocks, Sew- 
ing Machine Locks, and Patented Specialties. :-: :-: :-: 

For over Twenty Years Gontractors with the U. S. Government 

for JMait Locks, Register Locks and Other Specialties. ^. ^. ¥. 



Also makers of locks for Mexico, Chili and other foreign countries. 
We are the ork.inators of chaix as a substitute for cord for 
hanging window sash. Our chains are specuted and used by 
the leading architects throughout the United States and 
C.A.NADA, and are recognized as " THE STANDARD." Hand 
Sewing Machines, do excellent work, 30,000 now in use and 
giving perfect satisfaction. :-: :-: :-: 



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THE ONLY SINGLE-BELL FOUR-TONE CHIME WHISTLE 



Kinsley Manufacturing Co 




Sole Makers o( the 



Only Adjustable Four-Tone 
Single-Bell Chime Whistle ior 
Locomotives, Steamers, Factories, 
Fire Alarms, Etc. ^ ▼ ▼ 



The Olhcial Signal of the World's 
Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. 

Special .Air Chime Whistles for 
Xaphtha and Electric Launches, 
Electric Locomotives, Automobiles, 
Street Cars, Etc. :■: :-: :-: 



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STEAM WHISTLE. 



AIR WHISTLE. 



South Avenue, Corner Water Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut 



= = HIGH grade: insulating material. = = 




The Siemon Hard Rubber Corporation 

BRIDGEPORT, :-: :-: CONNECTICUT 



Bridgeport, Conn., has the largest supply of skilled mechanics. 



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THE AMEKICAN LACQUEK CO., 

BKIDGEPORT, ^ CONNECTICUT, ^ U.S.A. 

Manufacturers 
of Finest . . . 

LACQUERS 

for all kinds of 
Fancy Metal Goods. 

Bulling and 
Polishing . . 
Composition 
and Platers 
Compound. 

Gold Lacquer, 

Gold and Silver 

Rouges 

a Specialty. 

We are the only manufacturers of Boat Bottom Paint who send a written guarantee 
with every shipment that it will prevent the growth of grass and barnacles for one year. 




GAYNOR & MITCHELL MFG. CO. 

ESTABLISHED 1887. 

SHEET METAL GOODS. 



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from rod, or cut and 
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The Bridgeport Chain Co., 



BRIDGEPORT. 
CONN. 




Wc Make More Than TEN MILES A DAY of This. 




IT IS 



TWICE as Strong as Welded Chain. 
THREE Times as Strong as Steel Wire Rope. 
SIX Times as Strong as Best Hemp Rope. 
ELEVEN Times as Strong as Single Jack Chain. 



Bridgeport, Conn., has a population of 85,000. 



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The e/Irmstrong Mfg, Go., 



Sole .\lanufac(urers of Che 



Genuine oBrmstrong 

Stocks and Dies and Other Tools for 
Water, Gas and Steam Fitters, 

aiso Machines for Cuttjng-off 
and Threading Pipe. % % % 




Look for this 

Trade-Mark 

found on Genuine 
'^AD^^t^^ Armstrong Tools. 




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FAeTORY AND OFFWES OF 

^ HARVEY HUBBELL % 

Railroad Avenue and Mountain Grove Street 
BRIDGEPORT ... eONNEGTieUT 

=^ Manufacturer of -^^-^- 

Machmery, Machine Screws 
and Electrical Specialties ^ 

■ Among the machines manufactured by this firm are the Hubbell Tapping, Riveting and 
Screw^ Slotting Machines. These machines are so designed that they meet the demand for 
a line of machines that gives a large output at a low cost, and are constructed to stand hard 
usage, at the same time being very simple in operatio-n. 

' The Screws made by this firm are all manufactured by the rolled-thread process, and 
cover the full line of brass and iron machine screw^s. 

" The Electrical Specialties manufactured by this firm include the well-known Hubbell 
Pull Sockets, Separable Attachment Plugs, Pull Clusters, Metal Shades, Reflectors and 
many other articles. 

■ This entire line is designed to meet the demand for electrical specialties of better design 
than that of the commercial grade, w^hich, until this line w^as offered to the public, was the 
only one obtainable. 

" The great success wliich has follow^ed the introduction of this line sliows that the public 
fully appreciates quality and justifies the claim that " HUBBELL " goods are the best. 
* This firm employs about two hundred people, both men and women, in its different 
departments, and has branch offices in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. 



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Tr:S'rA.BLISHKD 1«63. 



White Manufacturing Go., 

CANNON STREET. 

ClIAS. F. Woor>, Pres't. Tuos. BOUDREN, Supl. H. S. WiLMOT, Sec. and Treas. 




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AIAIvKK;-^ OH" THE FINEST QUAI^ITY OK 

Carriage and Hearse Lamps. ^ ^ 
Carriage and Hearse Mountings. 

One of the oldest manufacturing concerns in the city, being started in 1846, and organized 
under Us present name in ,86,. Makers of the best goods in this line produced in this country. 



" Made in Bridgeport, Conn.," can be found on wares sold in every city in the world. 



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American and British Mfg. Co., 
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., U. S. A., 

• • • MAKEKS OF ■ • • 

Rapid Firl Guns 




For Naval Field, Coast Defense, 
Siege and Mountain Service. ' " 








AMMUNITION FUSES. 










Corliss Engines. Diesel Engines. 
Drop and Hydraulic Forgings. ' 
Pressed Steel Parts. 



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THE Factory of The Holmes & Edwards Silver Go., 
located in East Bridgeport, and known as Factory 

** (?, " International Silver Co., is the largest plant 

|M| devoted exclusively to the manufacture o^ Spoons and 

*•-....••• Forks in this country, it is operated by 400 horse 

power engines, and over 500 hands are employed in the manu- 

facture of their goods. The total annual production reaches over 

10,000,000 pieces every year. 

Their Sterling Silver Inlaid Ware is admittedly the finest 
grade of spoons and forks produced. 

The goods are exported to Europe, Asia, South America, 
Japan, Philippine Islands, and Mexico. 

The rapid growth of this industry in Bridgeport may be real' 
ized by comparing the two cuts of the plant shown in the illus- 
tration. The cut of 1882 shows but a small building, while the 
one taken in 1902, twenty years later, displays a mammoth string 
of imposing brick buildings. 



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President, EDWARD R. IVES. Secretary, JAVIES M. SAXTON. Treasurer, HARRY C. IVES. 

The Ive s Miniature Railway System 

One of the Most Instructive Amusements. 

Correct in Every Detail. 

American Made. Every Locomotive Guaranteed. 





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A Beautifully Finished and Perfectly Working Kailway 
to retail from $1.00 a set to $35.00. ^ ^ ^ - 

The line consists of a full assortment of 

Locomotives, Cars, Stations. Signals. Bridges. Tunnels. 
Switches. Cross-overs, and the necessary lengths 
of Trackage for extensive Lay-outs. ^ i i 



Manufactured by 



The Ives Manufacturing Corporation. 

Bridgeport. Conn.. U. S. A. 



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The Eaton, Cole Of Burnham Co 




111*^ recent opening of the chain of massively constructed 
factory buildings in the West End, known as "Plant No. 2," 
marks an important epoch in the development of The P2aton, 
Cole & Burnham Company. I'ntil late years its work has 
been carried on at the old site still used by " Plant No. i," and the main 
liridgeport office, at the triangle between Main Street and Railroad 
Avenue ; but with the accession of new capital and a.dditional associates, 
its activities are being vigorously extended. 

From a modest beginning in the early 6o's, this progressive and 
(Uiterprising concern has risen to a foremost position in the manufactur- 
ing world ; and by the excellence of its goods has developed for them a 
wide market both in this continent and abroad. No little credit for this 
is due to the unflagging industry, business sagacity and successful man- 
agement of its venerable founder, Mr. E. G. Burnham, who has recently 
retired from the active management of the Companv. 

Beginning its remarkably successful career as Belknap & Burnham, 
the expansion of its operations soon necessitated a New York connection, 
and the firm name was temporarily changed to the Belknap tv: Burnham 
Manufacturing Company. A little later The Eaton, Cole c\: Burnham 
Company was formed, which was incorporated in 1874. From that 
period the Company's growth has been steady and pronounced as 
demonstrated publicly from time to time by the construction of new 
buildings and the gradual increase in the number of its employes, which 
now aggregate over 1,700. 

About three years ago the limit of the extensive ground area of its 
Main Street i)lant was reached, and the congestion of its many buildings, 
together with the continued increase in the volume of business, created 
an urgent demand for even greater facilities and increased capacity. 

Property located on l)oth sides of South Avenue, reaching from 
Iranistan Avenue to the Barnum Dyke, was then acquired, and work was 
begun upon the erection of ten spacious factory buildings of modern 
c-onstructioii, constituting one of the largest and most modernly equipped 
manufacturing plants in all New England. This plant is a most valu- 
able acquisition to the industrial interests of the city, and in it is said to 
have been invested considerably over $1,000,000. 

Ill the West End plant, w hich is about three times the size of the 
i>Kl establishment, over 1,000 men are now at work, and when fulK" 



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equipped it will require the employment of 3,000 hands. No. 2 plant con- 
sists, at present, of ten brick and steel frame buildings, four of which are 
one story high, and six are two stories high, and utilized for the casting 
and machining of gray and malleable iron and steel work. Electricity is 
the motive power, furnished by two 530 horse power steam turbines; there 
is over 1,000 feet of wharfage on Cedar Creek and an industrial railway 
running through the premises and connecting with the main line of the 
Xew York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. 

Raw materials are brought to the West End plant by both rail and 
water, and after being converted into finished products are shipped away 
bv either route. The land on which the ten structures stand consists of 
75 acres of ground, and is splendidly situated. This great acreage is 
indicative of what may be expected in the future in the way of further 
development. The producing capacity of The Eaton, Cole cS: I^urnham 
Company, is, to-day, twice that of a year ago, and the number of its em- 
ployes is being continually increased as the natural result of increased 
business. 

The products of The Eaton, Cole & Burnham Company, are mul- 
tifarious, but briefly described they consist of iron, brass and steel goods, 
embracing everything used in connection with steam, gas and water 
services, tools and pipe threading machines of great variety. This Com- 
pany' produces a greater number and variety of brass valves than any 
other concern in the world. Its scope of production is being expanded 
constantly, and the sizes and styles of its articles of manufacture are 
such as to suit all demands. The remarkable growth that is evidenced 
in the expansion of its facilities speaks much for the merits of its goods, 
which for \ears have been standards of value in the markets of the world. 

When the West End plant was recently completed, plans were made 
and have since been executed whereby all of the brass work is now^ done 
at the Main Street i)lant, and the gray and malleable iron and steel work 
in the West End. A new brass foundry has been added to the Main 
Street plant. Eike two separate concerns, these plants operate independ- 
ent of i\\o other but under the same ownership and management. 

.Much could be said of a praiseworthy character concerning the pro- 
gress of The Eaton, Cole cS: Burnham Company, since the time its par- 
ent was located in a little shop on Cannon Street. It is to-day making 
the same line of goods, but on a scale and with a scope of production in 
keeping with the progress of the age. The future still possesses great 
possibilities for the advancement of this concern, which is to-dav one 
of the foremost industrial establishments of its kind m the whole world. 

The officers of the Company are : President, E. H. Cole ; Treasurer, 
E. F. Cole ; Secretary, Frank ,T. Mulcah^•. 



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Locate Your Factory in 


Bridgeport, 


Conn. 


One of the Greatest 


Manufacturing 


Cities in the 


World. 


Write to the Bridgeport 


Board oF Trade. 



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"Double Gmnd "Prize and ZBhrce Gold Medals. S^t. Louis, 1904- 



FOR SALE BY DEALERS EVERYWHERE AND BY 

COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO. general 



New York 
'^53 and 872 Broa-dwaty 



Chicago 
88 Wabash Avervue 



San Francisco 
No, 125 Geary Street 



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TRAD 



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THE STAR SHIRT - - - 
THE STAR SHIRT WAIST 
THE STAR BOYS BLOUSE 

Awarded the Grand Prize and a Gold Medal at 
World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904, over all competitors 

HUTCHINSON, PIERCE & CO., 

MANUFACTURERS 

842^846 BROADWAY NEW YOKK 



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High Grade Elastic Webbing 

for 

Hose 
Supporters, 
Garters, etc, 

'' Made in 
Bridgeport, 

Gonn./' 
by 

The Bridgeport Elastic Fabric Go., 

235 Center Street. 




Manufacturer of 



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Infants' Fine Underwear. 



Factory at 

Bridgeport, 
Conn. 

New York 
Office, 

43 Leonard 

Street. 

Chicago 
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78 Last Monroe 
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The Canheld Rubber Company, 



T N whose extensive plant, on Railroad Avenue, a superior line of 
f Dress Shields are manufactured, is one of Bridgeport's enter^ 
^ prising industrial establishments that has grown \N\i\\ the city. 
Organized in 1881. with a capital of $10,000. it has developed an 
immense business and is now working with a capitalization of 
$250,000. It has offices in New York, London. Paris and Ham- 
burg, and its exportation business is large and growing. The 
officers are Ratcliffie Hicks, President : L. V. Roberts, Secretary ; 
and C. F. Holcomb, Treasurer. It's three story brick plant, on 
Railroad Avenue, is modernly equipped, and it employs a force of 
125 hands. •••....... 




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Cutlery 

Corporation, 
Bridgeport, Conn. 



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^ Sewing Macmnjes. 

jLPORT, CCNNECriCUT. UNi i £p SlArco .>/u^£RICA 




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Makers of Hundreds of varieties of Sewing 
Machines for Cloth and Leather Work. 






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=THE NEW= 



WHEELEK £r WILSON 

Family Sewing Machine is a great improvement over 
anything ever made in the way of Sewing Machines. 



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Weld Manufacturing Company, 



\>-\N0F4CTURERS OF 




Sheet Met a 



Dies anJ I ools 
lor SpiVKil W ork. 

The WolJ Automatic Buckle. 

tor .ill kinvls Ruhhcr aiiJ lx^;^ther 

^'hot■s RuKbcr. l.edthor anvl 
Factory at Bridgeport. C -■ • _-, : ; Jak Streets. . ,, ,. 

Boston Office, 41 Linco»n Street. ^ ^ - «. lothm^. - - <, ^ 



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WILLIAV TAIT P-^. 



THE TAIT ^ SONS PAPER CO 

»..»..«Tu«„s STEAM ana AIR DRIED STRAW BOARD 

Trimmed Sheet or Mill Lined in all Colors. Also Pulp Lined Specialties for Folding Boxes. 
BRIDGERORT, CONN. 



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Schwerdtle Stamp Co. 

iUOSciSOSS TO 

BRIDGEPORT STAMP COMPANY and 
SCHWERDTLE STAMP COMPANY. 

Eitab isred 1879 ' ■ 'ncorporated 1904.) 

M A rw u F" AOX U «e «S OF" 

Hand Stamp Goods of all kinds. 

Supply Depot for Hand Stamp Ac- 

cesson'es. Ink, Pads. Daters, etc. 

Steel and Rubber Stamps, Stencils, 
Seals, Burning Brands, Metal Checks, 
Nave Plates. Brass Signs. 

Engraving and Ornamental 
Die Smkmg. -^ -^ ^ 

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'•»COSPCB*TE0. ' 

39 41 CANNON STREET. 



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The Compressed Paper Box Company, 

MANUFACTURERS CF 

COMPRESSED 
SEAMLESSj 
PAPER BOXES 



PATENT PROCESS. 

Capacity 75,000 Boxes 
Per Day. ^ ^ ^ 



The Housatonic Rubber \A^orks 



was established in i885, by the 
late James A. Wilson, and has 
earned a national reputation 
in the rubber trade. The bus- 
iness was incorporated in iqo3, 
by Mr. Wilson's heirs, with 
Justin A. Wilson as manajjer. 
The concern has a freijjhtage 
of several million lbs. annually 
and is one of the heaviest 
handlers in the world of 

Uncurea, High Grade, 
Reclaimed Rubbers. "^ 




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The Bridgeport Safety Emery Wheel Co., 




BRIDGEPORT, CONN., 
U. S. A. 



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Grinding, Polisning 

AND 

Buning Machinery, 

BotK Belt and Motor Driven. 

Emery Wheels. "^ 
Corundum Wheels. 

Carbo-Alumina Wheels, 

For All Purposes. 



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THE D. M. READ CO. 

ESTABLISHED 1857. 










Q Everything that any room in the house re- 
quires. Kugs. Curtains. Draperies. Furniture, 
Linens, China and Cut Glass. ' * ' •% ' 

Q Everything that anyone needs to wear. 
Dress Goods, Silks, NA^omen's Tailored 
Garments, Furs, Lingerie, Laces, Hosiery, 
Gloves and Haberdashery. 

QLeather Goods, Fine Stationery and Notions. 

Q Everything that any office requires. Desks, 
Chairs. Rugs. Bookcases, Files, Card Indexes, 
and Cabinets. • • 










THE D. M. READ CO., 

BKIDGEPOKT, CONNECTICUT. 



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The Jennie Hamilton Pkarmacy. 



THE JENNIE HAMILTON PHARMACY, located at the north- 
west corner of Main and State Streets, is the model drug store 
of Connecticut. Established in 1855 on the opposite side of Main 
Street, by honest dealings, square treatment, and a special effort to 
please all customers, this house has a reputation of which it is 
proud. It has kept pace with the times, and is up-to-date in 
every resjject. <^ <^ "^ ji ^ ^ jx ^ 



WE are sole agents in Bridgeport for the famous Rexall Remedies, 
and each of the 350 different preparations is guaranteed to do 
exactly what is claimed or money is refunded. They sell on their 
merits. Muco-Tone is the only known absolute cure for catarrh. 
Americanitis, the elixir of life, is another celebrated Rexall Reme- 
dy. We are also agents for \'inol, a sure cure for coughs, colds and 
bronchial affections. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 




The Jennie Hamilton Ph 



armaCy, Cor Main and State Sts. 



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G. W. FAIRCHILD & SONS ^f^rilMI 



3lphtrlrrs. 3Jmpnrtcrii unit i^rtatlprfi. 



BRIDGEPORT, CT. 





Only the Very Best Quality, But Diamond Merchants, Watch- Open From 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. for 

— - -- makers, Gold and Silversmiths visitors to Purchase or Just to 

Always at the Lowest Prices g^^^ Dealers in Art Goods. Enjoy. 



N.Palmer&Co. 

Fayette C. Clark, Prop. 

N. Palmer & Co. are ad- 
vantageously located al the 
corner of Iranistan and 
Railroad Aves. This Corn- 
pan y manufactures the 
celebrated "Charter Oak" 
Leather Belting and Rein- 
forced Leather Belting, and 
is also a Currier of Heavy 
Leather. The building is 

three stories in height and ^ ; ^ 

40x140 feet in dimensions. The product of this Company is justly tamous for its 
fine qualities, and is used extensively throughout the U. S. and foreign countries. 




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DESIKABLE FACTOKY SITES 

AND DOCK PROP ERTIES 

Are beoonuui; nioro soaico each year. Sites with rail I'ac-ililies are 
eaj^erlv sought, and command good prices. Properties with conilnned 
rail and water privileges are rare and their value increases each year, as 
the demand becomes greater. ^ Cowing to the fact that the New York, 
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company owns the entire west 
harbor front from Congress street to Seaside Park, tlu^ pri\ ate ownership 
of land with water and rail privileges is, necessarily conluied to a limited 
area. A few desirable sites^'ave still on the market, and intending [tur- 
chasers are advised to consult 

J. H. CROSSLEY. 

10^4 MAIN STKEET. 

who makes a specialty of this kind of j^roperty. !• ire insurance written 
in reliable cmnpanies at lowest board rates. 




TlieHubbell&WadeCo. 

506 WATER STREET. BRIDGEPORT. 



Paints, Oils, Glass, Ship 
Chandlerv, Rope, Cord- f 
age. Blocks, Ladders, V 
Brushes and M a n u - 
tacturers Supplies oi all 
kinds. -y' ^ ^ ^ 



Sole Anient tor F. W. Devoe & Co.': 

j PAINTS AND COLORS 

'i F/i£E A XD PROMT T CITY DELI] 'ER ] ' 



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Bridgeport's Horse Department Store. 




A complete assortment of Car- 
riages, Harness and Horse Goods of 

every description 

We build and repair anytfiing on 
■wheels. 

Automobile Department for Re- 
pairing, Storing, Renting and Sales. 

Livery, Boarding and Sale Horse 
Departments invite inspection and 
trial. 



The Blue Ribbon Horse and Carriage Co.^ 



liKLiiCii-A^UKr, ccj>r>. 



COAT. FRANK MILLER & CO. COAT. 




1024 MAIN' STREET. 



B K 1 1 )G EPO RT. CO N N 



The A. W. Burritt Co., 4 01 Knowlton St.. Brid ge port. Conn. 




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ARE lar-v wholesale 
ami retail dealers in 
I.uiiiIhm" aiul Timber of 
all kiiuls : Sash, Poors, 
lUiiuls, Mantels a n tl 
1 lardw are, and ntanu- 
factrn'e Interior a n it 
]':xt.Mior Mill Wo rk, 
making' a specialty ot 



Fine Cabinet Trim, etc. 
^ They always carry a 
large stock and their 
two mills are equipped 
with the best machin- 
ery for getting out 
work quickly and i i 
first-class manner. Al, 




of the material entering 
into house construc^tion 
can thus be supplied 
frtim their own stock. 
^i '\'\\c jdant of this 
Company covers four 
and one-half acres, 
with about 80,000 



square feet of floor area 
under roof, and with 
dock frontage of 550 
feet. They employ an 
average of one hundred 
and fifty men. 



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AT tlie east end of 
c enter bridge stands 
the imposinfr structure o| 

WHEELER 



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• This firm was estab- 

ished in the Spring of 

1 866, and has always 

occupied the same site. 

The old frame building 

was replaced in 1892 by the beautiful brick structure which now stands. 

1 lere thev carrv on an extensive «^ -^ -^ -^ <^ •-** 

(2oai and Wood Business, besides dealing in Flour, 

Feed, Grain, Hay, Blue-stone, Lime, Cement, Pipe, etc. 

• The cxlensiNC Coal xards npjiositc, cox fnn'.;- lu-aiiy two acres of 
-round, with a dock front of about seven hundred feet, afford ample 
room for the storage of coal. j| John M. Wheeler and William 
1. Howes are b o t h 
well known and highly 
lespected citizens, hav- 
ing resided in Bridge- 
port for over fifty years, 
and in all their business 
dealings are renowned 
for their integrity. This 
is one of the largest ami 
best known houses of its 
kind in Xew England. 




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E. M. GILL. President G. M. GILL. Treasurer 

- THE 

GILL ENGKAV^ 
ING COMPANY 

140 Fifth Avenue. New York 



Half-Tone and Line Engravers for 

Hridgepoit ik)ard of Trade Year Book, Country Life in 
America, The World's Work, The Century Co, Cliarles 
Scribner's Sons, Doubleday, Page c^ Co., G. P. Pulnam's 
Sons, E. P. Button tS: Co., Henry IKilt ts: Co., Life, Town 
and Country, Motor, The Methodist Book Concern, The 
American Baptist Home Mission Society, Baker <S: Tavhn- 
Co., James Clarke tS: Co., Cassier's Magazine, T. V. Crowd 1 
»S: Co., Architecture, Leslie's Weekly, Judge Co., Longmans, 
Green I'v: Co., Burr Mcintosh Monthly, Metropolitan Magazine, 
The Rudder, Peter Henderson & Co., Prang Educational Co., 
Wm. Wood cl- Co., and many other Leading Publishers and 
Publications. :-: :-: :-: :-• 



WE HAVE A SEPAKATE PLANT 
FOK THKEE^COLOK WOKK 



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ATT ANTir HOTFT under New Management. Refined and Refurnished. 

^■^^^^^_:.^^.a_i..=^^_B^^_>^_l Cuisine Unsurpassed. 

FRANK MILLER, Proprietor. Rooms En Suite with Bath. Rates $2.50 and up. 



THE FRISBIE PIE CO., 

wholeisale: pies. 



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353-363 KOSSUTH STREET. 



1869 

Established. 




Still Busy 
1905. 



" The Frisbie Pie Co., the home of the "Frisbie Pie", •was established by the late 
William R. Frisbie. Follo\ving the maxim, ** Do one thing at a time, and do that 
^'ell," he devoted his entire attention to the making of pies. In 1902 the business 
assumed the name of The Frisbie Pie Co. Many new machines have been installed, and 
this combined with the fine quality of the pies, and the perfect hygenic conditions under 
w^hich they are manufactured, makes the Frisbie Pie Bakery rank among the first in the 
country. " The public are cordially invited to visit. jt jl ^ jA 



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Single Car, - - $12.00 g^^^^^^ j^^j^j^^ ^^^j^. Light Double. - $15.00 

Heavy Double, 20.00 — Over Nigbt, - 1.00 

REPAIRING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. SUNDRIES IN STOCK. 



Telepfoioinie 



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Storage for Raw and Manufactured Commodities, Furniture, Pianos, etc. 
Work, Carts, Express, Piano and Furniture Vans. Furniture, China, Pianos, etc. 



Factory 
Packed. 




113-115 KOSSUTH STREET 



BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 



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Adams Express Company. 



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EXPRESS 



FORWARDERS. 

Freights Received 
for A{( Points. . 

Quick Dispatch 
Low Kates i i 
Prompt Delivery 



Office in the Passenger Station of the New York, New Haven & Hartford !<• K- Co. 

liKANClI OFFICE. 41 JOHN STKKF;J\ 

H. S. CURTIS, - - ^gent. 



The Naugatuck Valley Ice Co,, 



DEALERS IN 



Sov dfamiliCi?. 

IRatuiat lice 

Jfor Cooler^;. 

Coal an^ llHoo^. 

Col^ Stovaoc. 



Branch Office, 
1180 Main Street. 







Office and Ice Plant, 
■121 Housatonic cRvenue. 



XEUEPMOIM EL. 



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Cole's Electric Express Co, 




The Modern Method of Transportation, 

Keaching the Principal Towns of the State. 



Rates from 25 per cent, to 50 per cent, lower 

than all others. 



C. M. Cole, General Manager. 

Main Office, - - - Bridgeport, Conn. 




f^ubert s Art Store 



4-6 P. O. ARCADE. 

This Popular Store is one of 
the tinest in the State. It's pro- 
prietor is Mr. J. C.T. Hubert. His 
stock is very comprehensive and 
comprises a full line of 

Brt Goo^5, 



Pictures, Glass, Vases, Frames, 
liichings, Eniiravings and Fine 
Prints. Cut Glass, Plastic oRrts 
and Artist .'Materials 

Particular Attention Is Given 
to Framing and Reglldlng. 



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The Engineering Supply Company. 

Pipe^ Valves and Fittings 

for Steam^ Gas and Water^ 

^612 to 624 Water Street. 



WALTER E. MARSH 



WS the acknowledged Safe man of Bridgeport. He is favorably known 
•^ from Boston to Baltimore via Bridgeport, as a Safe Expert. From 
his store full of Safes, he has supplied people of every nationality with 
Safes for use in banking institutions, jewelry stores, offices and houses. 
He is a lock expert and has opened Safes under all conditions in Connec- 
ticut, Massachusetts and New York. For nearly fifteen years he has 
supplied the trade with the best Safes, promptly and satisfactorily. He is 
the agent for The Barnes Safe and Lock Co., Pittsburgh, Penn., established 
1845. See page 184. 



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HE play-making industry in Bridgeport has been 
almost entirely left to the prolific pen of Robert 
M. Sperry. That Ikidgeport has been fairly repre- 
sented in this line by our local playwright is best 
proven by the " capacity business " with which 
each and every one of his plays is always greeted. 
From the facile pen of this local dramatist have 
emanated such well remembered successes as the 
four act comedv drama, ''A Club Romance ; " the three act pastoral 
comedy, "Apple Blossoms; " the four act rural melodrama, "Pine Forest;" 
the four act military melodrama, "Among Southern Pines ; " the three 
act illustrative narrative of village life," 'Cross Lots ; " and several one act 
plays, including " Maud/' "A Night with Smith," "A Pair of Uncles," etc. 
Mr. Sperry has two new plays in the works which will be presented 
for Bridgeport theatre-goers' approval in the near future. 

The annual presentation of Mr. Sperr\^'s plays is of the same signifi- 
cance to Bridgeport as are the productions by the Boston Cadets to 
Boston. The casts of these plays ofttimes include metropolitan stars, 
ably supported by the best of our " Made in Bridgeport " talent. These 
presentations are witnessed by many of the Xew York managers, and 
several of our local players have found these productions an avenue of 
access to the professional world. 

Mr. Sperry came to Bridgeport the year Mr. Smith opened his pop- 
ular theatre, when he was given the entire charge of the theatre program, 
and many handsome theatre editions have been given the public through 
his untiring efforts and the worthy support given him by the local enter- 
prising advertisers, who seem to realize "If it's Sperry's, it's a success." 



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THE FIDELITY OFFICE BUILDING. 
To be Erected on the Corner of State and Broad Streets, Bridgeport, for Mr. Geo. W. Smith. 

ERNEST G. SOUTHEY, Architect. 



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ICLRITY BUILDING, 96 feet frontage on Main Street, 
between Fairfield Avenue and Elm Street, with an ell 64 
feet frontage on Elm Street, erected 1903 by " The Heirs 
of Nathaniel Wheeler." Strictly fireproof, eight story, modern 
building, brick and granite front. First floor, four stores and 
entrance hall with elevators and staircase, the remaining floors 
offices. Beginning at second floor is a rotunda, seven stories 
high, covered by skylight lighting the center of building, which, 
•vith the additional open shafts at either side gives every room 
an abundance of light. The plumbing, electrical work, fire 
-capes, etc., are latest approved types. 



The SoutKern New England Telephone Co. 

»frx this city of progression, no business has been called upon to advance with 
II . neater strides, or to make more radical chanj,^es, than that of The Southern 
New England Telephone Co., which has operated the Bridgeport Telephone 
Exchange since the vear of 1879. At the beginning of this period there were in 
use in this citv approximately 200 telephones ; in 1890 this number had increased 
to 700- and in 1900 the figures stood at 1,600. During the last five years the 
erowth has been even more rapid, until there are at present 3,600 te ephones 
operated in this exchange. To the most disinterested observer, it is evident thai 
to accommodate such a growth, and to meet the ever increasing needs of Telephone 
users constant changes of service, equipment, methods of operation, etc., have 
been effected— in .short, the system itself has been revolutionized many times dur- 
ing this period in order that Bridgeport might at all times include among its other 
progressive industries a Telephone Exchange of the most modern and improved type. 




In the year 1903, the local offices and plant having entirely outgrown their former 
accommodations, were removed to a new building, erected for this special purpose, 
at No. 184 Fairfield Avenue. Coincident with this removal came the rnost im- 
portant change of recent years, when the magneto service was entirely discarded 
and in its stead there was installed the common battery system, by which the 
operator is signalled whenever a .subscriber removes the telephone from the hook 
The new switch-board for this style of .service has a capacity for operating 8,800 
lines and is so constructed that additions to accommodate a larger number of sub- 
scribers can be made from time to time. Thus the jilant is thoroughly equipped 
to handle without difficultv the increasing amount of service which will result as 
the Telephone Companv continues to expand its system. The operation of the 
switch-board is e-xtreiiiciv interesting, and visitors to witness it are always welcome. 



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^T^Uli incinda here shown is a fKjrtion of the i- 
^ name familiar to theater j^oers throughout the cuunlry. as u i.^ 
Sign beacon over eight theaters, owned or controlled by S. Z. Poli m v 
England. This chain of play houses includes Bridgeix,rt. two in New Haven, i^ 
in Waterburv. one in Hartford, one in Springfield, and one in Worcester .. 
rumors of further extensions. With headquarters at New Haven, and a c 
largely comprised of Yale University men. who after graduation return t- 
in all parts of the United States, and even to far awav Japan, it is no ex; 
tion to say that the name of Poli is k- 
success is due to energy, thorough k • 
that makes him a valued and jxjpular citizen. A 
port, he is on the tax list for |90.(.»*XJ. and his contr 
pen.ses. hLs well known generosity to worthy objects, a: 
performances, combine to make him a c'-r'-r'-" "f wh'.r. 



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^O you mean to say that by simply touching that key, an 
^xrtric signal is produced that is read in New York, New 

riavea, or elsewhere, and without any other means of con- 
ducting it except the elements that exist in the air ? " queried 
a well fcaown Bridgeporter, the other day, as he looked with keen in- 
terest at the instruments in the Bridgeport station of The American 
De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company, " Exactly," said the operator, 
" its simple enough, its very much like the transmission of soimd. In 
sound, the human voice, or any other agenc\% sets up vibrations in the 
air which are carried in wavelike motion until they strike the ear. The 
voice corresponds to the sending instrument in wireless telegraphy, and 
the ear to the receiving instrument. The main difference is that the 
vibrations are in ether instead of air. Ether is believed to fill all space, 
and to lie around the smallest molecules in any substances. Accordingly, 
vibrations in ether, traveling in wavelike motion, go through solid sub- 



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stances, and thus it i.-, tliat wireless messages can \n- sent tlirougli hri( k 
walls. In wireless telegraphy it is necessary to set up vibrations in ether 
ol sulficient quantity and to prepare a receiving instrument delicat. 
enough to record the vibrations." 

" When a guitar string gives out a note it vibrates back and hjrtli, 
causing the air to vibrate similarly. In sending the wireless message an 
electric condenser is made to discharge back and forth many thousand 
times per second across a small air-gap. The vibrations in ether thu^ 
produced travel in every direction from the aerial wires attached to tin 
sending apparatus, and supported by the mast, and some of them will 
strike the corresponding wires attached to the receiving instrument. TIk 
wires being good electrical conductors, a number of these ether wavc^. 
called Hert/.ian waves, will be collected and led down to the receivinLr 
instrument. Similarly the ear collects the air vibrations and carri<- 
tliein down to the ear drum." 

As in all things progressive, Bridgeport has lived up lo n-^ n-pLii.iiKMi 
in w ireless telegraphy, and wath the completion of this volume sees the 
local station completed. Bridgeport always aims at the best, but in this 
instance it has had the best aimed at her. The De Forest system of 
" wireless" has made tremendous strides in the past year, and has left 
all competitors far in the rear. Part of its great success may reasonably 
be ascribed to the fact that the system is distinctively American. Dr. 
Lee De Forest, the inv(>ntor, is an American boy, and behind the com- 
pany is a combination of American grit and energy and American cap- 
ital. As fast as hands can turn out the a[)paratus, stations are being 
constructed and equipped in all parts of the country, and in many places 
a commercial business is being conducted with big returns and absolute 
success. Endless ships are being equipped and the service extended in 
every line. The United States Government has put its stamp of apjiroval 
on tlie Dc Forest system, both in the army and navy, and is daily send- 
ing messages over a thousand miles overland. The government station 
at Key West is in communication with Kansas City and Chicag". 'iiid 
all records eclipsed. 

The American De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company wants your 
co-operation and hnancial support in its development. Its success is 
now assured. It will follow the telephone as an investment, with the 
additional advantage of a much wider held. With an expense of but 3 
per cent, of that of wire, the prohts will be enornious. The door is now 
open to wise investors. The 7 percent, preferred stock is selling at par. 
while the 6 per cent, gold bonds, convertible into preferred stock at pai 
within five vears, olTer one of the best buys on the market. Wiien Dc Forest 
stock starts to rise, it will soar like a rocket. We want Bridgeporters 
to share in the financial glories already insiglit. Voucan get any inform- 
ation desired at the Company's oftices. Let it be said that part of the 
capital used to promote this great enterprise was "Made in Bridgeport." 



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Bridgeport s Superb Electric Railway System. 

HE lines of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company 
comprise approximately one hundred and seventy miles of track 
in the State of Connecticut, the Southern or Bridgeport District 
extending from Woodmont on the east to Stamford on the west. 
^ Some four years ago this Company acquired its present hold- 
ings in Bridgeport and vicinity, and early perceiving the tremendous pos- 
sibilities for improving the service, the management inaugurated a policy 
which involved the outlay of vast sums in the purchase of much new and 
modern rolling-stock, heavier rails, better road-bed, improved over-head 





construction, greater shop facilities, improvements in power houses, etc. The 
natural and logical outcome of this spirit of enterprise and progressiveness 
has resulted in placing at the disposal of the people of this vicinity, a rail- 
way system surpassed by few, if any, in this vicinity. ^ The remarkably 
rapid growth of Bridgeport, and of its suburbs, of late, has been due in no 
small measure to the excellent railway service rendered by the Connecticut 
Railway and Lighting Company, which has also contributed largely to the 
development of Bridgeport as the shopping centre of South-western Con- 
necticut by giving to the residents of the surrounding country railway service 
which places them within easy communication with the city. Low fare 
rates and a liberal transfer system have proved of the greatest advantage 
to thousands of employees of the many great industrial concerns of Bridge- 
port, rapid transit and a frequent service enabling them to live at some 
distance from their places of employment without inconvenience. jfLimit- 



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FOl-NlAi:\ AT PINE HOCK PARK. 



ed Space; precludes a de- 
scription of the countless 
summer attractions offer- 
ed along the lines of this 
Company, but attention 
may be called briefly to 
the grandeur of the 
scenery afforded by a 
trolley trijj through the 
sightly Housatonic Val- 
ley, skirting, as it does, 
the rugged shore of the 
Housatonic River, over- 
shadowed by lofty cliffs 
and rugged mountains. 
To the eastward, skirting picturesque Long Island Sound for miles, ex- 
tends the route to MilFord and New Haven, while westward, tiirough rich 
and fertile farm c-ountry 

dotted here and there j"^S0^' 

with quaint old Con- 
necticut towns, each re- 
plete with its points of 
historic interest, extends 
the direct route to the 
Norwalks, Stamford, and 
thence to New Y o r k . 
\'arious city lines reach 
the numerous pleasure 
resorts and public parks, 
for which Bridgeport is 
famed, chiefly a m o n g 
which is Seaside Park, extending along the water-front for some miles, and 
conceded to be the finest marine park on the North Atlantic coast. ^ The 

travelling public has 
shown a keen appreci- 
ation of the efforts of 
the management by its 
generous patronage and 
co-operation in many 
ways, and thus encour- 
aged, the Company has 
under consideration 
further extensions and 
improvements which 
will assist in the early 
realization of Cireatrr 
STATION AT i-iNK K..CK PAKK. Bridgeport, .'t .»« v>* 





The Silliman e- Godfrc\- Co, 







.^\ASons Supplies. Blucsionc. etc. Tat And 
Ccmcnr SidcwAlks and Floors. Curb And 
Guuer. Trinidad AsphAli Pa\ cnicnts. * ' 




Mam. Onice. 

Mason SuppK Yard. 

Asphalr and Concrete Works. 



111^ Bro.vd Street. 
r>:^ Admiral Street. West End. 
oSo Lindle\ Street. North End 



TELEPHONE 



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HUNTER & HAVENS, 
Iron, Steel and Heavy Hardware. 



AOENTS FOR 

Vv'm. Jcssop & Sons 
Cast Steel. 




Phillips Pressed 

Steel Pullevs. 



Mitt Suppties, Shafting, tec. 

New Warehouse: 4^)() to 4'^ Housatonic Ave., Bridgeport, Conn, 



"MADE IN BRIDGEPORT, CONN." 

SHOW CASES OF ALL KINDS. 



James H.S. Jones 

»UCCC»»OM TO 

Jones 6- Hoffnnan. 




Store Fixtures, 

Show Cases. 

ALL KINDS OF 
CABINET WORK 

al&o The Patent Crystal 
AJl Plate Case. 

MILL AND OFFICE. 39^65 WILLIAM STREET. 



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Practics^l ]R.©ofer 

(34 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS MANAGER AND GENERAL CONTRACTOR) 




AVE laid in Bridgeport over 8.500.000 
Square Feet of my Plastic Cement 
Roofing (patent applied for) accepted 
by Underwriters as a Genuine Fire Proof Roof. 
Q Gravel and all kinds of Prepared or Felt Roof- 
ing. Q Portland Cement — Sidewalks. Landings, 
Steps, Arches and Corridors. Water-tight and 
Sanitary Cellars and Lavatories. Q Rock Asphalt, 
(Swiss or German, ) and Trinidad Walks.,, Floors, 
Vault Linings. Etc. 



ateir Stlop Brndlgeportp Cilo 



OFFICE TELEPHONE 158-2 



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JOHN McELROY. JAMES H. McELROY. HARRY A. McELROY. 

TKe McElroy Bros. Co 




WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN 



Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Provisions, 
Poultry, Fruit and Vegetables, i 



HAY AND STKAW IN CAK LOADS A SPECIALTY 
BKIDGEPOPsT. CONN. 



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HUGHES ^ CHAPMAN 




r.;vOt-s>v>r# to 

CHARLES J. HUGHES 

E<t.»i>li<he>i 1S7P. 

Fmt? Monumental 
\\ ork from the best 
erade? of Foreign 
anJ Domestic Gran- 
ite and Martle. 

Estimates fur- 
nished on all classes 

of C E M E T E R Y 
MEMORIALS. 

CorrespOHifrHi'i 



300 Strattord A\enue. 



TELEPHONe 
CONNECTION. 



Driuseport. Conn. 



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BUSINESS MEN 

Your Attention to 

Correct Stationery 

IS Essential. 

ENCRAVINC. EMBOSSING 

AND STAMPING. 

letter heads, 

bill heads, 
business cards. 

ENVELOPES, d.C, 

REASONABLE PRICES. 

PROMPT SERVIGE. 

SATISFACTION. 

. , AT . . 

G, S SOUIHWORTH. 

ART STATIONER. 

10 P.O. Arcade. Bridgeport, Ct. 



RIGHT HERE. 



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THE DOW R. BEEBE DENTAL CO. 

INCORPORATED. 

110-112-114 MEIGS' BUILDING. MAIN STREET AND FAIRFIELD AVENUE. 




One of the Operating Rooms — Notice Up-to-date Kquipment. 

'pHE DOW R. BEEBE DENTAL CO., whose offices are situated in the MeiRs' Bui 
^ long been recognized as the most progressive and up-to-date dentists in eitt 
or vicinity. Their work is always strictly first class and they number the best ' 
port as their patients. This goes to prove that the particular and discrimi: 
them as they are sure of satisfaction. By reguest we mention that they are pi .■. 
dentists who can absolutely Extract Teeth IVit/wut I'jin, and that is oni.- :i. 
popularity. First class Dentistry in all branches. 



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A. M. WOOSTER 

Examiner in U. S. Patent Office 

1876 to 1883. 

1094 Main Street. Bridtiepurt. Conn. 

SEXD POSTAL FOR BOOKLET 0.\ 




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Barnes bate 
er Loek Co. 

Pittslnirii. - - Pa. 



Oldest SvVtc F.xctoly in 
United States. 

B.\rnes Sates h.we stood 
the tests ot all the (ites, 

The\ Ne\er Fail. 

2^0.000 Barnes Safes in use 
in all parts ot the world. 

The Barnes Sates are the 
Finest on the market. 

Ajioncics in .\ll pniicip.vl ciiios 



Ciciioral Auciit. 

Walter E. Marsh 

192 Faiihold Ave. 
Bridgeport, - Conn. 



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JACOB ARNOLD & SON. 

/^NF of liiidf^eport's most notoworlliv houses in its line is that ron- 
Vi^ dieted by Jacob Arnold c^ Son, at 449-451 ^V^^''-" Street. Mr. W. 
•\ \rnold is an extensive m.-ninf.irl 111. r .1 rlir.irr llnvana Cigars, as wf^ll 

as a Who! 
Tobacconi ' 
Healer in Smok- 
ers' Articles. 
The business 
was established 
in iHf)5, and has 
always enjoyed 
rm extensive 
l)atrona^e a n d 
t h e confidenc- 
(.1 the |)ubli(. 
Amonf^ thei r 
special brands <>f 
cif^ars that are 
favorites with 

those who enjov a good smoke and know ^^ hen thc> ^ct one ^^;«; t[; *:;':' '^.^y 
in- "Sea Side Club," " Orange Grove," '' ^'-^"^P ^ ^^^^^^^ V^ ,• ' '' 
rrmvn ()ran£re Grove " "P.O.B.," "Arnold Imported Stock, and Kon. ■ 
klip^ar^S^'' and the specin, 'brand. "Made n, Ur.d.eport, Cnn. 









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1 FL-OUR. GRAIN. 

HAV, COAL_ 

740 N. WashinrtorAve.. BridQePoJj^p.Xstri^^ 

The Herksh.re >l''l '? l'^;^- '^^en U^e \ al.h.u,«h a n.w an.fmo.l^ -. 
mill, and so continued until the prescnv 



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J^COB HTJJBER, 

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN 




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AGENT FOR 






BEQISTEREO 

** NAME ON EVERY PIECE, 



L©^^ME¥^S_ CAHBIIE^ 



Goods Shipped to Any Part of the State. 



Chocolate Bonbons^ 41 wall st., Bridgeport, conn. 



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We build anything on wheels. Established l85(i. We repair anything on wheel. 

THE C. W. HALL CARRIAGE CO., 

Manufacturers of T"' 1 1^71*1 rr? r\ 

AND DEALERS IN 1 rucRs aHcl Vehicles ot every IJescnpt 



ion. 




Hopairmg ot all 
kinds promptly 
done. ^ ^ ▼ 



AUTOMOBILES 

REPAIRED 



and 



PAINTED 



7.9/ and li)5 
John Street, 

Bridgeport, Gonn. 



GLiBGTTI^IGAL (©ONO^I^AGfTING AND SUPPLIES. 



""• PreSnt"' W. W. GALE & CO., IllC. ^'^"-'^s^.^r'" 
64 Center St., Successors to BEERS &. BUNNELL. ^37 State St.. 

New Haven, Conn. ^ o -,-,,^^0,- ^ .. l'.Kii.(.KfoK r. Ci>sn 



C. B. THORPE, General Manager. 



Full line of Factory 
and Marine Supplies. 



Motors. ■ • 
Generators. • 
Switch Boards 
Storage Batteries 
Lamps. Etc. 



General Rcpairniji. 

Motor 

Repairing a 

Specialty. 




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The Nc\\<.\ .. .^ Svjbscnbc tor Atxt Ao\^CTn:?o m r? rfv v^.x^ 
which Ervr^t^cd'A a;\: C v-^ ^^c^mK \\ o:\< tor Bnov^ovvti Atvi 
ks InrcrcsTs Tha: O \r '< ^ .- 



Bridgeport E^"enln^ Post 



Erterpnsir^. Lo>^ and Hoi">csr. it Pnnrs rfic News without Foaj 
or F.wor. 

POST BUILDINO C-\\\0\ 5 : REET 



BRIDGEPORT 
EVENING FARMER 

Qualified b\ Circulation And Inriuonco to 
make it the Best Ad\'ernsinv: ^ \od lum. 

PRICE. - - - ONH CH\r A COPY. 

Wants. To Kent. For Sale. Etc.. .Ad\er 
nsements. a Cent a Word a Pa\ 

THE FARMER PUBLISHING CO.. 

- ( bairhola A\ onuo. 



189 



The Morning Telegram 

AND UNION. 

The Only Morning Paper Published in Bridgeport. 

CIKCULATION and NEWS 

'-THAT'S ALL." 

Office 49 Cannon Street, Bridgeport, Conn. 



THE TWO HERALDS 
Bridgeport and Waterbury 

Till- best advertising medium is the newspaper that i 
the people. The people read The Two Heralds. If Uu> 
didn't we wouldn't have an average weekly circulat..... m ll..- 
State of 40,000. H The Two Herald.' distinctive pohc.ev 
which are their absolute independence and fearlessness, make ll.cu i u- 
most widelv read and influential State newspapers, fl Asn.u. m- -1.- 
ums The Two Heralds are not equalled in Connecticut. I h- 
news is the most reliable and fresh ; the special illustrated ' 
deal solelv with Connecticut subjects, are no' - •- •"•' 
Connecticut papers. The departmf^nt of sp... 
tation, and the general news tttraciix 

main ofhce of The Two Heralds .^ ,„ ....dgepor' 
Bridgepout" for all Connecticut to rond Ami ^ ^^ ^ 

weeklv circulation of 40,000 will 



Bridgeport s Leaditiiz Ntn\\^papcr 



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The Standard Offce. cor. Fairfield Av e v\nd ^\^ddle St 



OAIIY .. 
WFFKIY 

S TANDARD 

THE D.iilv St.mdarci pub- 
'.ishcs ni>>rc Uv.il new's, 
without neglecting tele- 
graph ni.itter. than anv of its 
contemporaries* and is the tyst 
advertising medium as well. 
It's model plant has a mvvlern 
equipment, which is the cost- 
liest in South Connecticut. 

The Standard has a gAjar- 
anttvd home delivered circu- 
lation, is a family paper that 
is brought into the homes and 
read. aiuH tvpographically and 
otherwise it leads its com- 
petitors. It is enterprising and 
progressiva \^ithout bving sen- 
sational. 

1 Ko ^^tanJarJ A><ocuUion. 



Devoted to An\ thing And E\cr\thin); tliAt will help 
the Business. SociaI And ^\orAl Lite ol Bridgeport. 

The Bridgeport ^ Star. 

Published Eserx Saturda\ at No. 26 Middle Sttoot. 



William H. Mav. Editor. 



Charles G. Ma\ , Business Manager, 



Good Printing at Reasonable Prices. 



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ARCHIBALD McNEIL. ARCHIBALD McNEIL. Jr. KENNETH W. McNEIL 

Archibald NcNeil & Sons, 

WHOLESALE COAL DEALERS. 

41 and 42 SanFord Building, - Bridgeport, Conn. 

SOLE NEW ENGLAND AGENTS FOP. THE 

Jamison Greensburg Bituminous Coal. 




THE JAMISON COAL is one of the highest grade steam generating fuels mined. 
We are prepared to furnisli this coal on yearly contracts, or in cargo lots. We 
recommend the JAMISON COAL on account of its being carefully prepared and 
mined, and its purity and low percentage of ash and sulphur will be shown by the 
follow^ing analysis : 

Pixed Carbon. 61 70. Volatile Matter 31.90 Ash 6 40 Moitturt 0.00. Sulphur 710. 

The JAMISON COAL & COKK CO. have a daily output of 5,000 tons, and own 
500 steel cars, thereby insuring regular and prompt delivery to tide water. 

Consumers purchasing the JAMISON COAL of us will be sure of getting i coal of 

uniform and superior quality throughout the year. I 



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Seventv-nine lears. 



IPO?. 



T. HAWLEY ^ CO. 



S. W . Baldwin. 



\VH0LeS.\LE .\Nli Rkt.^ii. De.\leks 
IN Bill. UER'S .\NP CtENER.\I. 



G. M. Baldwin. 



HARDWARE. 

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M.AKE .\ SrECI.XLTV OF 

Manuiacturers, Macliinists and Contractors Supplies. 
Agricultural Implements, 

Embracing the Newest anj Best ol everything in that line. 
AC.ENT-S FOR Till-: 

A d r 1 a n c e B u c k e \' e Mower. 
Lawn Mowers and L a \\' n Implements. 

Sdtisl.ictiiin LuKir.uUt'eJ 



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THE BRIDGEPORT BILL POSTING CO. 



THOS. J. MURPHY. 



THOS. J. MURPHY, Jr. 



JOSEPH MURPHY. 




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IIKX the present proprietors of the Hrid^'eport Hill Poslins 
Co. took possession two years ago, they found a real hard 
_ , ^'^'^''^ before them. The plant had been run down by poor 

-~"'^"^'^"'' -'^"d decidedly unsatisfactory service, and the reputation of 
the town in Bill Postin.t; circles was not an enviable one, i)ut Thfunas J 
Murphy, jr. and Joseph W. Murphy, took hold with all the enthusiasm 
ol youth, and begat with the experience of three generations of Mill 
Posting, and in a short time the news went abrf)ad to the buyers of out- 
door publicity, that Bridgeport had as good a plant, and as up-to-date 
Bill Posting service, as any city in the land. New locations were leased 
for Bill Boards in prominent places, iron boards replaced old and ragged 
wooden ones, and visiting agents for the numerous concerns who advertise 
by Bill Posting and Painted Sign Boards, found the Bill Posters, not 
in the back room of Adams Express office, but in offices handsomely 
appointed, in their own modern brick building on Stratford .\ve.. Corner 
Kossuth St., three minutes walk from the new depot. 

These agents spread broadcast the news of how the Bill Posting 
business was conducted in Bridgeport, and the result was that the town 
carried over four times the business than heretofore. 

Thomas J. Murphy, Jr. and Joseph Murphy, are the sons of tin- 
Veteran Bill Poster Thomas J. Murj^hy of Brooklvn, X.V., whose humble 
beginning over half a century ago, of a single paste bucket and brush and 
two strong arms, and a rugged determination to" get there," lias resulted 
in a chain of Bill Posting Plants, which include Brooklvn, X. V., Pitts- 
burgh, Pa., Scranton, Pa., Covington, Ky., Bridgejjort and a number of 
other towns. The single paste bucket and one man, Thos. J. .Murphv, Sr.. 
has grown to nearly five hundred liill Posters and o\er twohundred wagons. 
\Mierever Bill Posting is known, the name of Thos. |. Murphy, Sr. is a i)v- 
word for all that is reliable and modern in out-door advertising. The 
Bridgeport plant includes all the towns within a radius of 25 to ^o miles. 
In the old days the manufacturer who wished to post the entire countrv 
from Maine to California had to do business with each bill poster of < k ii 
town, however small, thus entailing endless correspondence and detail. 

Xow , all this is changed. The larger bill posting concerns, like the 
l)ridgei)ort Bill Posting Co., will take the entire contrac-t off the h.iihl- 
of the advertiser, at the same rate that one would pav for an indi\iil ; I 
town, and with their experience ami facilities do the work better tii.ni 
the advertiser himself could. 

An advertiser who contemplates a post(-r campaign can now go over 
to the Stratford Avenue plant of the Briilg(>i)ort Bill Posting Co tnni 
over their paper to them, and have it put out all over the Cnit^ 
Canada, Mexico, West Indies ami South .\merica, in a sure auf - . ii..... 
manner. Thos. j. .Murphy, Jr. aiul Josei)h W. Murphy are meinlxrs r>f 
the Associated Bill Posters and Distributors of the I'niledSt." ' 

also members of the Xew England Bill Posters' Association. I 
and bulletin board system in the city and along the New "^ ■ 
Haven i*s: Hartford R. R. is as modern and first class a'^ :\n\' in Xh- 

\'isitors are always welcome to visit their phr 
and Kossuth Street, where the interesteil will see i 
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American Tube and Stanipin.c; Co S2-S3 

American DeForest Wireless Telegraph Co. ..174-175 

American and British Mfg. Co 127 

American Graphophone Co 136-1.57 

American Lacquer Co 122 

Ashcroft Mfg. Co 130 

Adams E.xpress Co 162 

Atlantic Hotel 150 

Arnold & Son, Jacob iSs 

Abercrombie. F. J 'last inside cover) 

Armstrong Mfg. Co., The 124 

B 

Bridgeport National Bank, The 67 

Bridgeport Savings Bank, The 69 

Bridgeport Trust Co., The 75 

Bridgeport Brass Co., The 78 

Bridgeport Crucible Co 7q 

Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. Co 92 

Bridgeport Coach Lace Co 80 

Bridgeport Motor Machine Co qS 

Bridgeport Board of Trade 101-113-135 

Bridgeport Hydraulic Co 102-103 

Bridgeport Gas Light Co 104 

Bridgeport Deoxidized Bronze and Metal Co., The log 

Bridgeport Forge Co 117 

Bridgeport Chain Co 123 

Bridgeport Elastic Fabric Co 141 

Bridgeport Safety Emery Wheel Co., The 14S 

Bridgeport Electro Plate Co i6i 

Bridgeport Water Heater Co 140 

Bridgeport Evening Post iSS 

Bridgeport Evening Farmer 188 

Bridgeport Evening Standard iqo 

Bridgeport Sunday Herald i8g 

Bridgeport Morning Telegram 189 

Bridgeport Star iqo 

Bridgeport Bill Posting Co., The iga 

Boody, McLellan iV- Co 76 

BuUard Machine Tool Co 77 

Birdseye & Somers Mfg. Co Si 

Burns & Co 106 

Bias Narrow Fabric Co 108 

Bryant Electric Co Oast cover page) 

Bryant Electric Co i3g 

Blue Ribbon Horse and Carnage Co 155 

Burritt Lumber Co., The A. W' 156 

Brandegee, W. S 160 

Bullard Roofing Co., The W. S 180 

Beebe Dental Co., The 183 

Berkshire Mills Co 185 



City National Bank 65 

City Savings Bank 70 



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Connecticut National Bank f s 

Compressed Paper Box Co., The 14S 

Cornwall <^ Patterson Co., The 84 

Connecticut Tool Co., The 03 

Coulter & McKenzie Machine Co 85 

Connecticut Web Co., The gy 

Challenge Cutlery Cor., The 11^-143 

Canfield Rubber Co., The 142 

Cole's Electric Express Co 163 

Connecticut Railway i^ Lighting Co 176-177 

Crossley, J. H 154 

Crockett Co.. The David B Sg 

D 

Drouve Co.. The G 05 

E 

Eaton, Cole \ Hurnham Co.. The 1 <i-i 52-1 55-1^4 

Engineering Sup]ily Co., The 164 

F 

First National Bank t6 

Farist Steel Co., The 121 

Fray & Co.. The John S q6 

Fairchild tV- Sons, G. W ry:; 

Fidelity Building 166 

Frisbie Pie Co., The icg 

G 

Gale, W. W. & Co ,87 

Gill Engraving Co., The 153 

Grant Mfg. Co., The 115 

Gaynor & Mitchell Mfg. Co., The 12^ 

H 

Hall, Carriage Co., C. W. The 1S7 

Hubbell, Harvej- 125 

Hawley & Co., T igj 

Hurwood Mfg. Co 115 

Holmes & Edwards Silver Co., The 128 

Housatonic Rubber Co., The 14S 

Howland Dry (Joods Co., The 149 

Hamilton Pharmacy, The Jennie 152 

Hubbell iV Wade Co 154 

Hunter A: Havens lyq 

Hughes a Chapman 1S2 

Hatheway Mfg. Co., The 80 

Hubert, j. C. T 163 

Huber, Jacob 186 

Hutchinson, Pierce & Co 138 



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International Silver Co., The 128 

Ives Manufacturing Corp., The izg 



Jones. Jas. H. S ,7g 

Jackson, H. H (lirst inside cover) 



Kinsley Mfg. Co., The ,20 

Kerr, M . T (first inside cover) 



Lattin Storage and Trucking Co 161 

Locomobile Company of America, The qo-qi 

M 

Mechanics and Farmers Bank, The 71 

Miller Lumber Co., The Frank q4 

Monumental Bronze Co., The 117 

Mills, VV. S H , 

Meigs &• Co 151 

Miller Coal Co., Frank i5<; 

McKlroy Bros. Co., The 181 

McNeil, Archibald <t Sons i<,i 

Marsh, W. E., Safes 164-184 

N 

Xilson Machine Co., The A. H no 

Northrop, J. W 170-171 

Naugatuck Valley Ice Co., The 162 



R 

Read Carpet Co., The 

Roofiree Publishing Co... 

Read Co., The D. M 

Rowell& Co., W. G 



Staples & Co., James 

Smith* Kgge Mfg. Co., The 

Spring Perch Co., The 

Salts Textile Co., The .'.. 

Schulte Co., The (Fairfield)... 

Schwing Co., The John ,,, 

Silliman & flodfrey Co., The ,^g 

Siemon Hard Rubber Co., The ,jo 

Schwerdtle Stamp Co., The ,^j 

Scofield & Ford ,86 

Sperry, R. .M ,^^ 

Southey, K. G 166-167 

Security Building .,.168 

Smith's Theatre i7j' 

.Southworth, Geo. E ig. 

Southern New England Telephone Co i6g 

Seeley , H. J (last inside cover) 



T 

Taylor, Thomas P ,00 

Tait & Sons Paper Co ,47 



u 

Union Metallic Cartridge Co., The. 

United Illuminating Co., The 

Union Typewriter Co., The 



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.118 



Peoples' Savings Bank, The 72 

Pacific Iron Works Co., The 88 

Pierce, Jr., Mfg. Co., The B. D qg 

Peck & Lines ii2 

Perkins Electric Switch Mfg. Co., The 130 

Piatt, O. S 143 

Poll's Theatre 173 

Parrott Varnish Co., The 140 

Palmer & Co., N 153 

Palmer & Co., N {first inside cover) 



w 

Watson & Co., Thomas I. 

Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. C^ 

Warner Brothers Co., The 

White Manufacturing Co., TIu 

Wheeler & Howes 

Wooster. A. M 

Weld Mfg. C 



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Bridgeport Leads in Enterprise 




THE YACHT "ATLANTIC" WHICH WON THE INTERNATIONAL RACE FOR THE KAISER'S CUP, 
MAY 29, 1905, AND OWNED BY WILSON MARSHALL OF BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 




MADE IN BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 

DR. HAROLD E. THOMAS' 90-HORSE POWER LOCOMOBILE ENTERED IN THE INTERNATIONAL 
RACE FOR THE GORDON BENNETT CUP TO BE HELD IN FRANCE, JULY 5, 1905. 



NOTE— The events illustrated on this page occurred too late for regular assignment. 



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